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Where does “geil” come from?

geil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gheil, from Old Dutch geil, from Proto-West Germanic gail, from Proto-Germanic gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

geil (Dutch): voluptuous, lusty; horny, lusting, randy,...

Definitions

  1. voluptuous, lusty; horny, lusting, randy,...

Ancestry of “geil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgheil—
2Old Dutchgeil—
3Proto-West Germanicgailwanton; lustful
4Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Words derived from “geil”

  • bloedgeil
  • beregeil
  • bevergeil
  • geilig
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