Where does “geil” come from?

geil (German) comes 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;...

geil (German): salacious; lustful; horny; keen on; bent on;...

Definitions

  1. salacious; lustful; horny; keen on; bent on;...

Ancestry of “geil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gail →
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