Where does “mediengeil” come from?

mediengeil (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;...

mediengeil (German): eager to attain media mention

Definitions

  1. eager to attain media mention

Ancestry of “mediengeil”, step by step

mediengeil 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 Medien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMedienplural of Medium; media
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos