Where does “gastfreundlich” come from?

gastfreundlich (German) comes from German freundlich, from Middle High German vriuntlich, from Old High German friuntlīh, from Proto-Germanic frijōndlīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gastfreundlich (German): hospitable

Definitions

  1. hospitable

Ancestry of “gastfreundlich”, step by step

gastfreundlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German freundlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreundlichfriendly, benign; nice, pleasant
2Middle High Germanvriuntlich—
3Old High Germanfriuntlīh—
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndlīkazfriendlike; friendly
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

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 leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →