גײַסט
Yiddish
[ɡaɪst]
noun
Definitions
- spirit
- ghost
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German geist inherited from Old High German geist 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 English
- poltergeist English
- Flaschengeist German
- Forschergeist German
- Freigeist German
- Geist German
- Geisterbahn German
- Geisterfahrer German
- Geisterspiel German
- Geisterstunde German
- Geistesgegenwart German
- Geisteswissenschaft German
- Geisteszustand German
- Kleingeist German
- Poltergeist German
- Quälgeist German
- Schöngeist German
- Teamgeist German
- Weltgeist German
- Zeitgeist German
- geistesabwesend German
- geistlich German
- geistreich German
- *ǵʰeysd- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰéysd-os Proto-Indo-European
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- gast Old English
- gāst Old English
- gejst Danish
- geist Old High German
- geist Middle High German
- Geescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- גײַסטיק Yiddish
- *gaist gmw-pro
- gēst Old Dutch
- gest Old Saxon
- gāst Old Frisian