Where does “gaist” come from?

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

gaist (Proto-West Germanic): ghost, spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit

Ancestry of “gaist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gaist”

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