Where does “Hellege Geescht” come from?
Hellege Geescht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish helleg, from Middle High German heilec, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
Hellege Geescht (Luxembourgish): Holy Spirit
Definitions
- Holy Spirit
Ancestry of “Hellege Geescht”, step by step
Hellege Geescht traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish helleg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | helleg | holy |
| 2 | Middle High German | heilec | holy |
| 3 | Old High German | heilag | holy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Luxembourgish Geescht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Geescht | ghost, spectre, phantom; spirit; mind, intellect |
| 2 | Old High German | geist | spirit |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gaist | ghost, spirit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaistaz | terror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeysd- | anger, agitation |
via German Heiliger Geist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heiliger Geist | the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost |
| 2 | Middle High German | der heilege geist | — |
| 3 | Old High German | der heilago geist | — |