Where does “Heilige Geest” come from?
Heilige Geest (Dutch) comes from Dutch geest, from Middle Dutch gêest, from Old Dutch gēst, from Old Dutch gist, from Proto-West Germanic jestu, from Proto-Germanic jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.
Heilige Geest (Dutch): Holy Spirit, one of the three persons constituting the Holy Trinity in Christian theology
Definitions
- Holy Spirit, one of the three persons constituting the Holy Trinity in Christian theology
Ancestry of “Heilige Geest”, step by step
Heilige Geest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geest | ghost, spirit; mind, mental conscience; life... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gêest | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gēst | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gist | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jestu | fermentation; byproducts or agents of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jestuz | fermentation; byproducts or agents of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yes- | to foam; to boil |
via Dutch heilig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heilich | holy, sacred |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heilig | holy, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |