gʰaws-tó-

“observed, perceived”

Debatedspiritperception

Source of English ghost (orig. spirit/breath)

Participle form yielding English ghost, originally meaning spirit or perceived presence.

deh₂-mn̥“portion, share, lot”derkʷ-“to see clearly, gaze at”derkʷ-mn̥-“a seeing, keen gaze”gʰaw-es-“to gape at, marvel”gʰeysd-mn̥-“fury, violent passion”gʷeyd-eyo-“to keep seeing, watching over”h₂ekʷ-“to see, perceive”h₂enh₁-m-eh₂“breath, soul, life-breath”

*gʰaws-tó- "observed, perceived" — Proto-Indo-European