Where does “gāst” come from?

gāst (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

gāst (Old English): breath, soul, spirit, ghost, being

Definitions

  1. breath, soul, spirit, ghost, being

Ancestry of “gāst”, step by step

gāst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic gaist

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

via Proto-Germanic *gaist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gaist—

Words derived from “gāst”

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