gees
Afrikaans
/χɪə̯s/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) mind, spirit
- (uncountable) mindset
- (countable) spirit, ghost
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish geest (spirit, ghost, mind, vapour, heathland, breath, heath, Holy Spirit) inherited from Middle Dutch gêest inherited from Old Dutch gēst inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (ghost, spirit, mind) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰeysd-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Geist German
- geistlich German
- droefgeestig Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalgeest Dutch, Flemish
- geest Dutch, Flemish
- geestdodend Dutch, Flemish
- geestdrift Dutch, Flemish
- geestdrijver Dutch, Flemish
- geestelijk Dutch, Flemish
- geesteskind Dutch, Flemish
- geesteskrankheid Dutch, Flemish
- geestesoog Dutch, Flemish
- geesteswetenschap Dutch, Flemish
- geestesziek Dutch, Flemish
- geestesziekte Dutch, Flemish
- geestgrond Dutch, Flemish
- geestig Dutch, Flemish
- geestrijk Dutch, Flemish
- geestverwant Dutch, Flemish
- hellegeest Dutch, Flemish
- hemelgeest Dutch, Flemish
- huisgeest Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeestig Dutch, Flemish
- klopgeest Dutch, Flemish
- naargeestig Dutch, Flemish
- ondernemingsgeest Dutch, Flemish
- plaaggeest Dutch, Flemish
- ploeggeest Dutch, Flemish
- teamgeest Dutch, Flemish
- tijdgeest Dutch, Flemish
- tijdsgeest Dutch, Flemish
- wargeest Dutch, Flemish
- watergeest Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰeysd- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰéysd-os Proto-Indo-European
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- gāst Old English
- gêest Middle Dutch
- geist Old High German
- *gaist gmw-pro
- gēst Old Dutch
- gest Old Saxon
- gāst Old Frisian