Where does “Geeschtlechen” come from?
Geeschtlechen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish geeschtlech, from Middle High German geistlich, from Old High German geistlīh, from Latin spiritualis, from Latin spiritalis, from Latin spiritus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Geeschtlechen (Luxembourgish): clergyman, priest
Ancestry of “Geeschtlechen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | geeschtlech | spiritual; ecclesiastical |
| 2 | Middle High German | geistlich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geistlīh | — |
| 4 | Latin | spiritualis | Alternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of... |
| 5 | Latin | spiritalis | Of or pertaining to breathing, the wind or air;... |
| 6 | Latin | spiritus | air, breath, breathing; light breeze; spirit,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |