Where does “hedersgäst” come from?

hedersgäst (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.

hedersgäst (Swedish): guest of honor

Definitions

  1. guest of honor

Ancestry of “hedersgäst”, step by step

hedersgäst 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 heder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhederhonour, dignity; what makes a person praiseworthy
2Old Swedishhēdher—
3Old Norseheiðrhonour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,...
4Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →