Where does “Schöpfergeist” come from?

Schöpfergeist (German) comes from German Schöpfer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Schöpfergeist (German): creative genius, creative spirit

Definitions

  1. creative genius, creative spirit

Ancestry of “Schöpfergeist”, step by step

Schöpfergeist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schöpfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchöpfercreator; Creator; ladle
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German geist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeistspirit
2Middle High Germangeist
3Old High Germangeistspirit
4Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
5Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er