Where does “gestr” come from?

gestr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gestr (Old Norse): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “gestr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
2Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gestr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →