Middle English forms continue Old English giest / gyst / gest / gæst; Merriam-Webster notes that Middle English g may partly reflect Old Norse gestr.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0126inheritanceprobable
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gest / gyst / gust / gist
guest, visitor, stranger
OPEN NODE 143 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · guest rolegiest / gyst / gest / gæst
guest or stranger
OPEN NODE 144 ↗01
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Guest, visitor, and stranger remain within the inherited semantic field.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster editors
probable — Direct Old English inheritance is secure; the degree of Norse reinforcement in the Middle English forms is not fixed.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
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Guest — Word HistoryMiddle and Old English forms
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Includes possible Old Norse reinforcement.
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