Where does “geestesziekte” come from?
geestesziekte (Dutch) comes from German Geisteskrankheit, from German Krankheit, from Middle High German krancheit, from Middle High German kranc, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
geestesziekte (Dutch): mental illness
Definitions
- mental illness
Ancestry of “geestesziekte”, step by step
geestesziekte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geisteskrankheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geisteskrankheit | mental illness |
| 2 | German | Krankheit | sickness, illness; disease |
| 3 | Middle High German | krancheit | sickness, illness, infirmity |
| 4 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
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 |