Where does “โฮมสเตย์” come from?
โฮมสเตย์ (Thai) comes from English homestay, from English stay, from Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, from Middle Dutch staeye, from Middle Dutch staede, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
โฮมสเตย์ (Thai): homestay; living with locals while going a trip (with or without charge)
Definitions
- homestay; living with locals while going a trip (with or without charge)
Ancestry of “โฮมสเตย์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homestay | A system whereby students, visiting a foreign... |
| 2 | English | stay | To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | stay | A stay |
| 4 | Old French | estaye | prop, support |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | staeye | a prop, stay |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | staede | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |