Appendix:Proto-Germanic/gaistaz

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This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (anger, agitation), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyis- (bewildered, frightened), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (to propel, move, spin), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰī- (to yawn, gape).

Noun

*gaistaz m

  1. terror, fear
  2. spirit, ghost
  3. mind

Declension


Related terms

  • *gaisijaną
  • *gīsnaną

Descendants

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