Words that come from Proto-Germanic gaistaz

292 words across 36 languages descend from Proto-Germanic gaistaz — including ghost, ghostly, ghostlike, zeitgeist, poltergeist, ghosting, ghostwriter, ghostwritten.

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English (81)

German (58)

Dutch (45)

Old English (22)

Swedish (17)

Finnish (8)

Middle English (7)

Danish (5)

Luxembourgish (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Frisian (3)

Korean (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Plautdietsch (3)

Polish (3)

Old High German (2)

Yiddish (2)

Japanese (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Portuguese (2)

Georgian (2)

West Frisian (1)

Russian (1)

Hebrew (1)

Chinese (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Hungarian (1)

Italian (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Yola (1)

French (1)

Vilamovian (1)