Guest etymology

English

English word guest comes from Proto-Germanic *jestuz (Yeast.), Proto-Indo-European - -tis, Proto-Indo-European *gʰes-

Etymology of guest

Detailed word origin of guest

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*jestuz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Yeast.
- -tis Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*gʰes- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
ġyst Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European (ine) Enemy. Guest. Stranger, host.
*gastiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Stranger, guest.
ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ Proto-Norse (gmq-pro) Guest.
gestr Old Norse (non) Guest.
gist Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
guest English (en) (zoology) An inquiline.. (zoology) Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.. A patron or customer in a hotel etc.. A recipient of hospitality, specifically someone staying by invitation at the house of another.. An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast. (intransitive) as a musician, to play as a guest, providing [...]

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