The Middle English word "gasten" ≈ "frighten" and is the source of the English word "aghast".

• The German word "Gast" ≈ "guest".
• The German word "Geist" ≈ "ghost, spirit".
• The Gothic word "gast" ≈ "guest"
• The German word "Gasthaus" ≈ "restaurant, inn, guest-house".

• The Russian word "гость" (gost) ≈ "guest, visitor".
• The Old Church Slavonic word "гость" (gost) ≈ "guest, visitor".

The Slavic word for "spirit" or "ghost" was different. The Russian word "дух" (duk) ≈ "mind, courage, spirit, breath" and the Russian word "душа" (du-sha) ≈ "soul" are related to the English word "deer" which is from the Old English word "deor" ≈ "animal" and the German word "Tier" ≈ "animal, beast" as in living things that "breathe".

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The Latin word "hospitem" ≈ "host" as in "taking one in" and is the source of the English words "hospitable", "hospital", "hostel", etc.

A "guest" or "host" could be nice or not. The Latin word "hostis" ≈ "enemy" and is the source of the English word "hostile".

From Latin and through the French word "ostel" ≈ "hotel" one gets the English word "hotel".

A "motel" is a shortened form of "motor hotel", one to which one can drive and park (e.g., a car). The English word "motel" is from 1925 from the "Motor Hotel" in San Luis Obispo.

A "guest" or "host" could be nice or not.

A computer or human or animal "virus" needs a host system.

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The modern Greek word "σπίτι" (SPEE-tee) ≈ "house" is a shortened form of a back-translation from the Latin. Adding a diminutive suffix results in "σπιτάκι" (spee-TA-kee) ≈ "little house".

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• The modern Greek word "σκύλος" (SKEE-los) ≈ "dog".
• The modern Greek word "σκυλάκι" (skee-LA-kee) ≈ "puppy".

The Germanic root "*harjabergu" ≈ "shelter, refuge" comes through as many words that are related to a place to stay for a guest or ghost (stranger). This root comes through as the English word "harbor" and is related to "harbinger".

• The German word "Herberge" ≈ "inn, hostel, shelter".
• The Middle English word "herber" ≈ "harbor, shelter, lodging"..
• The Old English word "herebeorg" ≈ "shelter, lodging, shelter"

A shortened form of these words result in a "border" as in a "here border" or a "guest" at a rented-out place to stay.

Today, the modern Greek word "ξένος" (KSEH-nos) ≈ "stranger, guest" but in ancient times, the meaning (as a noun) was more of a guest - who could be known or a stranger.

The ancient Greek word "ξένος" ≈ "foreign, strange, usual". The ancient Greek word "παράξενος" ≈ "strange, weird, paradoxical" which means, literally, "beyond strange". There is a different Greek word that is the source of the English word "paradox".

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The modern Greek word "παράξενος" (pa-RA-kseh-nos) ≈ "paradoxical, strange" means, literally, "beyond strange".

The Greek for "naked" is the source of the English word "gymnastics" or "gym", those athletic activities being done in ancient Greece without clothes.

The Greek for "clothed" is used by Jesus as being "clothed" or as being "thrown around" (oneself) or "surrounded" with "righteousness". Have you helped anyone without righteousness to be clothed (or surrounded) with righteousness?

The modern Greek word "ξενοδοχείο" (kseh-no-tho-KHEE-o) ≈ "hotel" is, literally, a "stranger" container or a "guest" container from the modern Greek word "δοχείο" (tho-KHEE-o) ≈ "container".
The ancient and modern Greek word "πανδοχείο" (pan-tho-KHEE-o) ≈ "inn, guest-house" is used by Luke in the parable of the Good Samaritan.

The Latin word "stabulum" ≈ "dwelling, stable" and is the origin of the English word "stable".

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The Latin Vulgate uses the Latin word "deversorium" ≈ "inn, lodging house" which starts the word slide of the Greek for "guest room" turning into the "inn". This is the same word slide that appears to happen in some OT (Old Testament) verses (omitted).

The Latin word "deversorium" ≈ "inn, lodging house" comes from the Latin word "diverto" ≈ "turn away, turn aside" which can be to "turn in" or "put up at" as in "lodge" and is the source of words such as "divert", "diversity", etc.

The English word "inn" comes from the idea of being "in" or "inside" and in the Old English word "inn" ≈ "in".
The Middle English word "inn" ≈ "inn" is probably from the Old English word "inne" ≈ "in, inside" as in having someone who is outside come to the inside (of a dwelling).

The Latin word "spiritus" ≈ "spirit" became translated as "Holy Spirit" or "Holy Ghost" since the Germanic meaning of "ghost" and "spirit" were the same word.

Taking in a "guest" or "ghost" as a "stranger" can be pleasant or frightening - as in "aghast".

Is seeking Jesus as a "guest" or "stranger" a pleasant experience, a frightening experience, or some of both?

In the above languages, "taking someone in" has the connotation of a stranger coming in as a guest.