gejst
Danish
/ɡajˀst/
noun
Definitions
- enthusiasm
Etymology
Borrowed from German Geist (spirit, mind, ghost, spook, intellect) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (ghost, spirit, mind).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gaistaz
Gloss
ghost, spirit, mind
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
霊
Emoji
👻
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antighost English
- beghost English
- errand-ghost English
- geist English
- ghost English
- ghost bump English
- ghost call English
- ghost chili pepper English
- ghost island English
- ghostball English
- ghostbuster English
- ghostbusting English
- ghostdom English
- ghosten English
- ghoster English
- ghostess English
- ghostfish English
- ghostflower English
- ghosthood English
- ghosthunt English
- ghosthunter English
- ghosthunting English
- ghostie English
- ghosting English
- ghostish English
- ghostkind English
- ghostking English
- ghostland English
- ghostless English
- ghostlike English
- ghostling English
- ghostlore English
- ghostly English
- ghostology English
- ghostsome English
- ghostwriter English
- ghostwritten English
- ghosty English
- poltergeist English
- unghost English
- wereghost English
- Flaschengeist German
- Forschergeist German
- Freigeist German
- Geist German
- Geisterbahn German
- Geisterfahrer German
- Geisterspiel German
- Geisterstunde German
- Geistesgegenwart German
- Geisteswissenschaft German
- Geisteszustand German
- Kleingeist German
- Poltergeist German
- Quälgeist German
- Schöngeist German
- Teamgeist German
- Weltgeist German
- Zeitgeist German
- geistesabwesend German
- geistlich German
- geistreich 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
- gostear Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵʰeysd- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰéysd-os Proto-Indo-European
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- ゴースト Japanese
- gāst Old English
- gost Middle English
- begejstret Danish
- gêest Middle Dutch
- geist Old High German
- gees Afrikaans
- geist Middle High German
- *gaist gmw-pro
- gēst Old Dutch
- gest Old Saxon
- 고스트 Korean
- gāst Old Frisian