Where does “Trauergast” come from?
Trauergast (German) comes 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.
Trauergast (German): funeral guest, mourner at a funeral
Definitions
- funeral guest, mourner at a funeral
Ancestry of “Trauergast”, step by step
Trauergast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gaſt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gaſt | guest |
| 2 | Middle High German | gast | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gaſt | guest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gasti | guest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German Trauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trauer | mourning |
| 2 | Middle High German | trūre | mourning |
| 3 | Old High German | trūrēn | to mourn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dreusaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrews- | crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrew- | to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,... |