Where does “ghastness” come from?
ghastness (English) comes from Middle English gastnes, from Middle English gast, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaistijan, from Proto-Germanic gaistijaną.
ghastness (English): Amazement; terror; fright; fear
Definitions
- Amazement; terror; fright; fear
Ancestry of “ghastness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gastnes | — |
| 2 | Middle English | gast | — |
| 3 | Middle English | gasten | to terrify |
| 4 | Old English | gǣstan | to gast, frighten, afflict, torment; to torment,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaistijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaistijaną | — |