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Where does “gǣstan” come from?

gǣstan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *gaistijan, from Proto-Germanic gaistijaną.

gǣstan (Old English): to gast, frighten, afflict, torment; to torment,...

Definitions

  1. to gast, frighten, afflict, torment; to torment,...

Ancestry of “gǣstan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gaistijan—
2Proto-Germanicgaistijaną—

Words derived from “gǣstan”

  • ghost
  • ghastly
  • ghostlike
  • ghosting
  • ghastliness
  • ghostwriter
  • ghostwritten
  • gast
  • ghostie
  • ghosty
  • ghast
  • ghostland
  • ghostess
  • ghostbuster
  • ghosthunting
  • ghosthood
  • ghostbusting
  • ghostlore
  • ghostology
  • ghastlily
  • ghosthunter
  • ghastness
  • ghostfish
  • ghoster
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