Where does “gist” come from?

gist (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gest, from Old Dutch gēst, from Old Dutch gist, from Proto-West Germanic jestu, from Proto-Germanic jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

gist (Dutch): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “gist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgestyeast
2Old Dutchgēst—
3Old Dutchgist—
4Proto-West Germanicjestufermentation; byproducts or agents of...
5Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

Words derived from “gist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jestuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jestu →