Where does “gästbok” come from?

gästbok (Swedish) comes from Swedish gäst, 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.

gästbok (Swedish): a (physical or online) guest book

Definitions

  1. a (physical or online) guest book

Ancestry of “gästbok”, step by step

gästbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gäst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgästa guest
2Old Swedishgæster—
3Old Norsegestrguest
4Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbokbook; beech
2Old Swedishbōkbook
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →