Where does “Geescht” come from?

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

Geescht (Pennsylvania German): spirit; mind; apparition

Definitions

  1. spirit; mind; apparition

Ancestry of “Geescht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangeistspirit
2Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
3Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaistaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gaist →