Where does “ghosten” come from?
ghosten (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ghosten (English): Of, belonging to, or pertaining to ghosts;...
Definitions
- Of, belonging to, or pertaining to ghosts;...
Ancestry of “ghosten”, step by step
ghosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ghost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ghost | The spirit; the soul of man; The disembodied... |
| 2 | Middle English | gost | a spiritual being; angel, devil, spirit; soul of... |
| 3 | Old English | gāst | breath, soul, spirit, ghost, being |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaist | ghost, spirit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaistaz | terror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeysd- | anger, agitation |