gast

Old English

noun

Definitions

spirit
ghost
breath

Etymology

Inherited from *gaist inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (ghost, spirit, mind).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gaistaz

Gloss

ghost, spirit, mind

Concept

Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

霊

Emoji

👻

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Geist German
geistlich German
*ǵʰeysd- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰéysd-os Proto-Indo-European
*gaistaz Proto-Germanic
gāst Old English
geist Old High German
*gaist gmw-pro
gēst Old Dutch
gest Old Saxon
gāst Old Frisian

gāst