Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gastihūs

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, equivalent to *gasti +‎ *hūs.

Noun

*gastihūs n

lodge, inn, guesthouse

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gastihūs
Genitive	*gastihūsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gastihūs	*gastihūsu
Accusative	*gastihūs	*gastihūsu
Genitive	*gastihūsas	*gastihūsō
Dative	*gastihūsē	*gastihūsum
Instrumental	*gastihūsu	*gastihūsum

Descendants

Old English: ġiesthūs, gasthūs, ġæsthūs, ġesthūs, ġysthūs
- Middle English: gesthus, gystehus, gessthus, gest hous (partly calqued from Old Norse)
  - English: guesthouse
Old Frisian: *gasthūs, jesthūs
- Saterland Frisian: Gasthuus
- West Frisian: gasthûs
Old Saxon: gasthūs
- Middle Low German: gasthûs, gastehûs
  - German Low German: Gasthuus
Old Dutch: *gasthūs
- Middle Dutch: gasthuus
  - Dutch: gasthuis
Old High German: gasthūs
- Middle High German: gasthūs
  - German: Gasthaus, Gästehaus