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Where does “guosse” come from?

guosse (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kuossē, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

guosse (Lule Sami): guest, visitor; stranger

Definitions

  1. guest, visitor; stranger

Ancestry of “guosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickuossēguest
2Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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