Where does “Jeist” come from?

Jeist (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German gêst, from Old Saxon gest, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.

Jeist (Plautdietsch): ghost, spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit

Ancestry of “Jeist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangêst—
2Old SaxongestA soul, spirit, breath
3Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
4Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation

Words derived from “Jeist”

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