Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Noun

*ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ)

1. guest

Derived terms

• ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (hlewagastiʀ)
• ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (naudigastiʀ)

Descendants

• Old Norse: gestr
  • Icelandic: gestur
  • Faroese: gestur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjest
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjest
  • Old Swedish: gæster
    • Swedish: gäst
  • Old Danish: gæst
    • Danish: gæst
  • → Middle English: gest, geste, gist, geast, gyst
    • English: guest
    • Scots: guest