Where does “gāst” come from?

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

gāst (Old Frisian): ghost, spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit

Ancestry of “gāst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gaist—
2Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “gāst”

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