Where does “*geistlos” come from?

*geistlos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰeystlo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.

*geistlos (Proto-Celtic): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “*geistlos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeystlo-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “*geistlos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeystlo- →