English
ghostking
Compound of ghost + king.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysd-
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Proto-Germanic *gaistaz ‘terror’
Proto-West Germanic *gaist ‘ghost’
Old English gāst ‘breath’
Middle English gost ‘a spiritual being’
English ghost
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
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Proto-Germanic *kuningaz
Proto-West Germanic *kuning
Old English cening
Middle English king ‘king’
English king
Today it means
noun A king of ghosts or spirits; a ghostly or spiritual king; a king of one's own spirit or soul; a god; God.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ghostking