Proto-West Germanic

*gaist

‘ghost, spirit’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *gaist.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, most familiar first.

• ghost ← gost ← gāst
• geist
• ghostless ← *gostles ← gāstlēas ← gāst

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *gaist