Where does “ogästvänlig” come from?
ogästvänlig (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.
ogästvänlig (Swedish): inhospitable (of a person)
Definitions
- inhospitable (of a person)
Ancestry of “ogästvänlig”, step by step
ogästvänlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gästvänlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gästvänlig | hospitable (of a person) |
| 2 | Swedish | gäst | a guest |
| 3 | Old Swedish | gæster | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gestr | guest |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ | guest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |