Etymograph

English

guestfriendliness

From a compound of guest + friendliness, or a derivative of guestfriendly.

A compound of guest + friendliness

Proto-Germanic *gastiz ‘stranger’

Proto-Norse *gastiz

Old Norse gestr

Middle English gest ‘a guest’

English guest

Middle English freendlynesse

English friendliness

Today it means

noun Hospitality.

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

Etymograph / guestfriendliness