Goštautas

GÓŠTAUTAS

Etymology

Cf. Gãš-tautas, Goš-talt-ãvičius, Góš-tauta, Góš-tovtas (see). It is believed that the surname Góštautas originates from the older gender Góstautas ¹. The surname Góš-tautas < Góš-tautas is a compound whose first syllable gost- ² is associated with lit. góstis, greedy „atsipeikėti“ ³. For the nation - see Proliferative.

Feminine FORMS

Goštautienė / Goštautaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈɡoːʃtɒʊtɐs/

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 87; cf. K. Būga, 1958, p. 257.

2. cf. also OPr. Gas-tart - R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 28.

3. A. Salys, ibid..