Where does “Geilheit” come from?
Geilheit (German) comes from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
Geilheit (German): horniness
Ancestry of “Geilheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 2 | Middle High German | -heit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |