Where does “geist” come from?

geist (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

geist (Old High German): spirit

Definitions

  1. spirit

Ancestry of “geist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geist”

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