Where does “mediageilheid” come from?
mediageilheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch geilheid, 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;...
mediageilheid (Dutch): eagerness to appear in the media
Definitions
- eagerness to appear in the media
Ancestry of “mediageilheid”, step by step
mediageilheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geilheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geilheid | horniness, lewdness |
| 2 | Dutch | geil | voluptuous, lusty; horny, lusting, randy,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gheil | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | geil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gail | wanton; lustful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gailaz | merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoylos | frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;... |