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Where does “guestes” come from?

guestes (Middle French) comes from Old French gueste, from Frankish wasta, from Proto-Germanic wastijō, from Proto-Indo-European wéstis, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “guestes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgueste—
2Frankishwasta—
3Proto-Germanicwastijōgarment; dress
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéstisthe act of dressing; clothing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “guestes”

  • gaiter
  • gaitered
  • ungaitered
  • supergaiter
  • gaiterlike
  • gaiterless
  • ghetta
  • гетра
  • guêtre
  • ghệt
  • gheată
  • getralar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →