Where does “Geilspecht” come from?

Geilspecht (German) comes from German geil, from Middle High German geil, from Old High German geil, from Proto-West Germanic gail, from Proto-Germanic gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Geilspecht (German): lecher, horndog

Definitions

  1. lecher, horndog

Ancestry of “Geilspecht”, step by step

Geilspecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeilsalacious; lustful; horny; keen on; bent on;...
2Middle High Germangeil
3Old High Germangeil
4Proto-West Germanicgailwanton; lustful
5Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

via German specht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspechtpicid member of the
2Middle High Germanspecht
3Old High Germanspeht
4Proto-West Germanicspihtwoodpecker
5Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gailazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gail