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
- lecher, horndog
Ancestry of “Geilspecht”, step by step
Geilspecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German geil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geil | salacious; lustful; horny; keen on; bent on;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | geil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gail | wanton; lustful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gailaz | merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoylos | frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;... |