Where does “gäst” come from?

gäst (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gæster, from Old Norse gestr, 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.

gäst (Swedish): a guest

Definitions

  1. a guest

Ancestry of “gäst”, step by step

gäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish gæster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgæster—
2Old Norsegestrguest
3Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Old Frisian gāst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangāstghost, spirit
2Proto-Germanic*gaist—
3Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “gäst”

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