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Where does “vergisting” come from?

vergisting (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergisten, from Dutch gist, 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.

vergisting (Dutch): fermentation

Definitions

  1. fermentation

Ancestry of “vergisting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvergistento ferment
2Dutchgistyeast
3Middle Dutchgestyeast
4Old Dutchgēst—
5Old Dutchgist—
6Proto-West Germanicjestufermentation; byproducts or agents of...
7Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →