Where does “Jugendgästehaus” come from?
Jugendgästehaus (German) comes from German Gästehaus, from German gaſt, from Middle High German gast, from Old High German gaſt, from Proto-West Germanic *gasti, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Jugendgästehaus (German): youth hostel
Definitions
- youth hostel
Ancestry of “Jugendgästehaus”, step by step
Jugendgästehaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gästehaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gästehaus | guesthouse |
| 2 | German | gaſt | guest |
| 3 | Middle High German | gast | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gaſt | guest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gasti | guest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |