Geist
German (Berlin)
/ɡaɪ̯st/
noun
Definitions
- spirit
- (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
- essence
- mind
- wit
- ghost; spook
- (Egoistic philosophy) spook
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German geist inherited from Old High German geist inherited from *gaist inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (ghost, spirit, mind) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰeysd-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antighost English
- beghost English
- errand-ghost English
- geist English
- ghost English
- ghost bump English
- ghost call English
- ghost chili pepper English
- ghost island English
- ghostball English
- ghostbuster English
- ghostbusting English
- ghostdom English
- ghosten English
- ghoster English
- ghostess English
- ghostfish English
- ghostflower English
- ghosthood English
- ghosthunt English
- ghosthunter English
- ghosthunting English
- ghostie English
- ghosting English
- ghostish English
- ghostkind English
- ghostking English
- ghostland English
- ghostless English
- ghostlike English
- ghostling English
- ghostlore English
- ghostly English
- ghostology English
- ghostsome English
- ghostwriter English
- ghostwritten English
- ghosty English
- poltergeist English
- poltergeistic English
- poltergeistism English
- poltergeistlike English
- poltergeisty English
- unghost English
- wereghost English
- zeitgeist English
- -er- German
- -es- German
- -n- German
- Bahn German
- Fahrer German
- Flasche German
- Flaschengeist German
- Forscher German
- Forschergeist German
- Freigeist German
- Gegenwart German
- Geisterbahn German
- Geisterfahrer German
- Geisterspiel German
- Geisterstunde German
- Geistesgegenwart German
- Geisteswissenschaft German
- Geisteswissenschaftler German
- Geisteszustand German
- Kleingeist German
- Poltergeist German
- Quälgeist German
- Schöngeist German
- Spiel German
- Stunde German
- Team German
- Teamgeist German
- Welt German
- Weltgeist German
- Wissenschaft German
- Zeit German
- Zeitgeist German
- Zustand German
- abwesend German
- frei German
- geistesabwesend German
- geisteswissenschaftlich German
- geistlich German
- geistreich German
- klein German
- poltern German
- quälen German
- schön German
- droefgeestig Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalgeest Dutch, Flemish
- geest Dutch, Flemish
- geestdodend Dutch, Flemish
- geestdrift Dutch, Flemish
- geestdrijver Dutch, Flemish
- geestelijk Dutch, Flemish
- geesteskind Dutch, Flemish
- geesteskrankheid Dutch, Flemish
- geestesoog Dutch, Flemish
- geesteswetenschap Dutch, Flemish
- geestesziek Dutch, Flemish
- geestesziekte Dutch, Flemish
- geestgrond Dutch, Flemish
- geestig Dutch, Flemish
- geestrijk Dutch, Flemish
- geestverwant Dutch, Flemish
- hellegeest Dutch, Flemish
- hemelgeest Dutch, Flemish
- huisgeest Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeestig Dutch, Flemish
- klopgeest Dutch, Flemish
- naargeestig Dutch, Flemish
- ondernemingsgeest Dutch, Flemish
- plaaggeest Dutch, Flemish
- ploeggeest Dutch, Flemish
- poltergeest Dutch, Flemish
- teamgeest Dutch, Flemish
- tijdgeest Dutch, Flemish
- tijdsgeest Dutch, Flemish
- wargeest Dutch, Flemish
- watergeest Dutch, Flemish
- полтергейст Russian
- gostear Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵʰeysd- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰéysd-os Proto-Indo-European
- zeitgeist Portuguese
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- ゴースト Japanese
- ツァイトガイスト Japanese
- gast Old English
- gāst Old English
- हेड Sanskrit
- हेळ Sanskrit
- gost Middle English
- begejstret Danish
- gejst Danish
- gejstlig Danish
- zeitgeist Danish
- زشت Persian
- gêest Middle Dutch
- geist Old High German
- gees Afrikaans
- geist Middle High German
- geistrīch Middle High German
- Geescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Hellege Geescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- geeschteg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- geeschtlech Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- גײַסט Yiddish
- גײַסטיק Yiddish
- *gaist gmw-pro
- gēst Old Dutch
- 時代精神 Chinese
- *ȷ́ʰáyždas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- gest Old Saxon
- 고스트 Korean
- *źʰáyẓḍas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- geast Western Frisian
- gāst Old Frisian
- Geischt Pennsylvania German
- Weigeischt Pennsylvania German
- 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 Avestan
- -n-
- -er-
- -es-
- Zeit
- Team
- Welt
- Bahn
- frei
- klein
- Spiel
- schön
- Stunde
- Fahrer
- quälen
- Zustand
- poltern
- Flasche
- Forscher
- abwesend
- Gegenwart
- Freigeist
- Weltgeist
- Quälgeist
- Zeitgeist
- geistlich
- Teamgeist
- geistreich
- Kleingeist
- Schöngeist
- Geisterbahn
- Poltergeist
- Geisterspiel
- Wissenschaft
- Flaschengeist
- Geisterstunde
- Forschergeist
- Geisterfahrer
- Geisteszustand
- geistesabwesend
- Geistesgegenwart
- Geisteswissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaftler
- geisteswissenschaftlich