The story
- Proto-Germanic · inherited from*gastihūsą
- Old Norse · derived fromgesthús“guesthouse; guest-chamber”
- Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*gastihūs
- Old English · inherited fromgæsthūs
- Middle English · inherited fromgest hous
- English todayguesthouse
From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.