English

guest room

From guest + room.

A compound of guest + room

Proto-Germanic *gastiz ‘stranger’

Proto-Norse *gastiz

Old Norse gestr

Middle English gest ‘a guest’

English guest

Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- ‘to root’

Proto-Germanic *rūmą

Proto-West Germanic *rūm

Old English rūm ‘room’

Middle English roum ‘room’

English room

Today it means

noun A room in a home or hotel set aside for the use of visiting guests.

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

Etymograph / guest room