Where does “geest” come from?

geest (Dutch) comes 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.

geest (Dutch): ghost, spirit; mind, mental conscience; life...

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit; mind, mental conscience; life...

Ancestry of “geest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgêest
2Old Dutchgēst
3Old Dutchgist
4Proto-West Germanicjestufermentation; byproducts or agents of...
5Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

Words derived from “geest

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes-