Where does “Geiz” come from?
Geiz (German) comes from Middle High German gīze, from Middle High German gīzen, from Middle High German gīt, from Old High German gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīdisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīd, from Proto-Germanic gīda-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.
Geiz (German): meanness, miserliness, stinginess
Definitions
- meanness, miserliness, stinginess
Ancestry of “Geiz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gīze | greed |
| 2 | Middle High German | gīzen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | gīt | greed |
| 4 | Old High German | gītisōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gīdisōn | to be greedy for, to covet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gīd | greed, avarice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gīda- | greed, desire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeidʰ-o- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeydʰ- | to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for |