Where does “Sonntagsgast” come from?

Sonntagsgast (German) comes from German Sonntag, from Middle High German sunnentac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sonntagsgast (German): a guest on a Sunday

Definitions

  1. a guest on a Sunday

Ancestry of “Sonntagsgast”, step by step

Sonntagsgast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sonntag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonntagSunday
2Middle High GermansunnentacSunday
3Old High GermansunnūntagSunday
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via German gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast—
3Old High Germangaſtguest
4Proto-West Germanic*gastiguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Latin dies Solis →