Where does “geilig” come from?

geilig (Dutch) comes from Dutch geil, 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;...

geilig (Dutch): horny, turned on

Definitions

  1. horny, turned on

Ancestry of “geilig”, step by step

geilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeilvoluptuous, lusty; horny, lusting, randy,...
2Middle Dutchgheil
3Old Dutchgeil
4Proto-West Germanicgailwanton; lustful
5Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gailazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gail
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