geist
Old High German
noun
Definitions
- spirit
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
- gast Old English
- gāst Old English
- geist Middle High German
- Geescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Hellege Geescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- geeschteg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- geeschtlech Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- גײַסט Yiddish
- *gaist gmw-pro
- gēst Old Dutch
- gest Old Saxon
- gāst Old Frisian