English

guestchamber

Guestchamber comes from Middle English geste-chaumbre.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Germanic *gastiz ‘stranger’

Proto-Norse *gastiz

Old Norse gestr

Middle English gest ‘a guest’

English guest

Ancient Greek καμάρα ‘vaulted chamber’

Latin camera ‘a room’

Old French chambre ‘room’

Middle English chambre ‘room’

Every English word from Middle English geste-chaumbre

noun A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.

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