Where does “mediageil” come from?

mediageil (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;...

mediageil (Dutch): eager to appear in the media

Definitions

  1. eager to appear in the media

Ancestry of “mediageil”, step by step

mediageil 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 media

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmedia
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “mediageil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gail →