Where does “gjestfrihet” come from?
gjestfrihet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjestfri, from German gastfrei, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós — to love, to please.
gjestfrihet (Norwegian Bokmål): hospitality
Ancestry of “gjestfrihet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjestfri | hospitable |
| 2 | German | gastfrei | hospitable |
| 3 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 5 | Old High German | frī | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |