Where does “gästvänlighet” come from?

gästvänlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish gästvänlig, 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.

gästvänlighet (Swedish): hospitality

Definitions

  1. hospitality

Ancestry of “gästvänlighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgästvänlighospitable (of a person)
2Swedishgästa guest
3Old Swedishgæster—
4Old Norsegestrguest
5Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →