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German word Geist comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyis-, and later Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (Mind. Spirit, ghost. Terror, fear.)
*ǵʰyis- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ǵʰisd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*gaistaz (Proto-Germanic)
Mind. Spirit, ghost. Terror, fear.
geist (Old High German)
Spirit.
Geist (German)
(chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost. (Egoistic philosophy) spook. Essence. Ghost; spook. Mind. Spirit. Wit.