Words that come from Old French “geste”
67 words across 6 languages descend from Old French geste — including chest, guest, jest, yeast, jesting, chested, jestingly, yeasty.
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English (53)
- chest
- guest
- jest
- yeast
- jesting
- chested
- jestingly
- yeasty
- houseguest
- chesty
- jesty
- barechested
- windchest
- chestful
- yeasted
- midchest
- yeastlike
- jestbook
- jestful
- chestiness
- outjest
- yeastiness
- guestless
- yeastless
- chestedness
- jesteth
- jestfully
- jestest
- chestal
- yeastily
- guestfriendship
- chestless
- chestily
- nonguest
- guestlist
- unyeasted
- unguestlike
- jestee
- guestly
- chestlike
- bookchest
- toychest
- guestlike
- guestwise
- guestmeal
- chestguard
- jestfulness
- guestish
- chestpad
- crescentchest
- chestly
- guestfree
- coolchest