GEST

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Indo-Germanic

*ghosti-s = 'stranger'

Proto-Norse

*gastiz = 'guest', 'foreigner'
*gastiR = 'guest'

Old Norse

gestr = 'guest'
gestr = 'guest', 'foreigner'

Gothic

gasts = 'guest'

Old High German

gast = 'guest'

Old English

giest = 'guest'

Related Names

See Gestr and Gaston

Combinations

Name Element	Example
AS	see Ansugastiz
FRID	see Fredegæst
FRÍÐ	see Gestfríður
GUD	see Goðgestr
HEID	see Gestheiður
HER	see Herigast (German) and Gestar (Norse)
HLE	see HlewagastiR (Germanic)
HLÉ	see HlewagastiR (Germanic)
HLÖD	see HlewagastiR (Germanic)
MAHAL	see Malgest (Norse) and Malgast (German)
NID	see Níðgestr
NY	see Gestný
RUN	see Gestrún
SIG	see Sigurgestur
SOL	see SaligastiR (Germanic)
ULF	see Gästulv and Ulfgestr
VAL	see *WalahgastiR
VI	see Végestr
VID	see Widogast (German)
ÞOR	see Þórgestr

First Element Forms

Gest- Gäst-

Last Element Forms

-gastiR -gastiz
-gest -gestr -gestur
-gist
-gjest
-gæst
-iest
-yst