Where does āgastliceā come from?
gastlice (Old English) comes from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan š, from Ancient Greek Īµ, from Phoenician š¤, from Egyptian š .
gastlice (Old English): spiritually
Definitions
- spiritually
Ancestry of āgastliceā, step by step
gastlice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English E
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | E | ā |
| 2 | Latin | E | Scribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae |
| 3 | Etruscan | š | ā |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Īµ | Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was Īµį¼¶, later į¼ ĻĪ¹Ī»ĻĪ½, and presently ĪĻĪ¹Ī»ĪæĪ½. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: or. It is preceded by Ī“ and foll |
| 5 | Phoenician | š¤ | that |
| 6 | Egyptian | š | ā |
via Old English gÄstlÄ«Ä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gÄstlÄ«Ä | spiritual |
| 2 | Old English | gÄst | breath, soul, spirit, ghost, being |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gaist | ghost, spirit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaistaz | terror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ĒµŹ°eysd- | anger, agitation |