English

guest-friendly

Compound of guest + friendly.

Proto-Germanic *gastiz ‘stranger’

Proto-Norse *gastiz

Old Norse gestr

Middle English gest ‘a guest’

English guest

Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’

Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz ‘friendlike’

Proto-West Germanic *frijōndlīk

Old English frēondlīċ ‘friendly’

Middle English frendly

Today it means

adj Friendly to guests, hospitable; welcoming.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / guest-friendly