Where does “snyltgäst” come from?
snyltgäst (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.
snyltgäst (Swedish): a moocher, a sponger (especially a guest of some kind)
Definitions
- a moocher, a sponger (especially a guest of some kind)
Ancestry of “snyltgäst”, step by step
snyltgäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gäst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gäst | a guest |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gæster | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gestr | guest |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ | guest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish snylta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snylta | to live off other people’s work; to mooch, to sponge |