Etymology of the English word gest
the English word
gestderived from the Old French word
gestderived from the Latin word
gestaderived from the Latin word
gestum (what has been carried out, a business; deeds)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the English word
gestederived from the Old French word
gestederived from the Latin word
gestaderived from the Latin word
gestum (what has been carried out, a business; deeds)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Latin word
gestus (movement of the limbs, bodily action, carriage)
derived from the Latin word
digerere (dissolve, dissipate morbid matter; exercise; lay, set out; plant; scatter, disperse; carry)
derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Latin word
gestum (what has been carried out, a business; deeds)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Old Norse word
gestrderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghos-ti-Date
The earliest known usage of gest in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
jester,
guestUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
