Where does “Geescht” come from?

Geescht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German geist, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

Geescht (Luxembourgish): ghost, spectre, phantom; spirit; mind, intellect

Definitions

  1. ghost, spectre, phantom; spirit; mind, intellect

Ancestry of “Geescht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangeistspirit
2Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
3Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “Geescht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gaist →
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