Where does “giestliþe” come from?
giestliþe (Old English) comes from Old English līþe, from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.
giestliþe (Old English): hospitable
Ancestry of “giestliþe”, step by step
giestliþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English līþe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | līþe | mild; gentle, mild, pliable, limber; gentle, mild |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | linþ(ī) | gentle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | linþaz | bendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | léntos | — |
via Old English ġiest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġiest | guest |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |