Words that come from Old English “gǣstan”
50 words across 5 languages descend from Old English gǣstan — including ghost, ghastly, ghostlike, ghastliness, ghosting, ghostwriter, ghostwritten, gast.
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English (43)
- ghost
- ghastly
- ghostlike
- ghastliness
- ghosting
- ghostwriter
- ghostwritten
- gast
- ghostie
- ghosty
- ghast
- ghostland
- ghostess
- ghostbuster
- ghosthood
- ghosthunting
- ghostbusting
- ghostlore
- ghostology
- ghastlily
- ghosthunter
- ghastness
- ghostfish
- ghoster
- ghostling
- unghost
- ghosthunt
- antighost
- ghostflower
- ghost island
- ghostball
- beghast
- beghost
- ghostkind
- ghosten
- ghostiness
- ghostologist
- ghostological
- ghost call
- unghastly
- ghostish
- ghostsome
- wereghost