Where does “Hotelgast” come from?

Hotelgast (German) comes from Dutch hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

Hotelgast (German): hotel guest

Definitions

  1. hotel guest

Ancestry of “Hotelgast”, step by step

Hotelgast traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hotel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhotelhotel
2Frenchhôtelmansion, town house, hotel; hotel
3Middle Frenchhostelshelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;...
4Old Frenchostelshelter; place to stay
5LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Dutch gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaſtguest
2Dutchvrijfree; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...
3Middle Dutchvrifree
4Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via German gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast—
3Old High Germangaſtguest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →