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 Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Noun

*ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ) m

guest

Derived terms

ᚨᛊᚢᚷᚨᛊᛞᛁᛉ (asugasdiʀ, “God-guest”)
ᚹᚨᚷᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (wagagastiʀ, “Wave-guest”)
ᚹᛁᛞᚢᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (widugastiʀ, “Wood/forest-guest”)
ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (hlewagastiʀ, “Honor/grave/shelter-guest”)
ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (naudigastiʀ, “Need-guest”)
ᛊᚨᛚᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (saligastiʀ, “Joy/hall-guest”)

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

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