Where does “gästvänlig” come from?

gästvänlig (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.

gästvänlig (Swedish): hospitable (of a person)

Definitions

  1. hospitable (of a person)

Ancestry of “gästvänlig”, step by step

gästvänlig 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 vänlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänligkind, nice, sweet
2Old Norsevanaligr—

Words derived from “gästvänlig”

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