Where does “ghostless” come from?

ghostless (English) comes from Middle English gostles, from Old English gāstlēas, from Old English gāst, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

ghostless (English): Without spirit, soul, or life; dead; Without a...

Definitions

  1. Without spirit, soul, or life; dead; Without a...

Ancestry of “ghostless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgostles—
2Old Englishgāstlēaslifeless, dead
3Old Englishgāstbreath, soul, spirit, ghost, being
4Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
5Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “ghostless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gaist →