gäst

Swedish

/jɛst/

noun
Definitions
  • a guest

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish gæster derived from Old Norse gestr derived from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (guest) derived from Proto-Germanic *gastiz (guest, stranger) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰóstis

Gloss

stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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