Where does “gekheid” come from?

gekheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch gek, from Middle Dutch geck — madman.

gekheid (Dutch): craziness, a lack of common sense

Definitions

  1. craziness, a lack of common sense

Ancestry of “gekheid”, step by step

gekheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch geck →