Where does “Geeschterspill” come from?

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

Geeschterspill (Luxembourgish): game without any spectators

Definitions

  1. game without any spectators

Ancestry of “Geeschterspill”, step by step

Geeschterspill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Geescht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGeeschtghost, spectre, phantom; spirit; mind, intellect
2Old High Germangeistspirit
3Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
4Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

via Luxembourgish spill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishspillsecond-person singular imperative of spillen
2Old High Germanspil—
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gaist →
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