Where does “Begeisterung” come from?

Begeisterung (German) comes from German begeistern, from German geist, from Middle High German geist, from Old High German geist, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

Begeisterung (German): enthusiasm, zeal, zest; rapture, ecstasy

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm, zeal, zest; rapture, ecstasy

Ancestry of “Begeisterung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbegeisternto fill with enthusiasm, enthuse; to be...
2Germangeistspirit
3Middle High Germangeist—
4Old High Germangeistspirit
5Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
6Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “Begeisterung”

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