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Where does “yeasted” come from?

yeasted (English) comes from English yeast, from Middle English yest, from Old English ġist, from Proto-West Germanic jestu, from Proto-Germanic jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

yeasted (English): Treated with yeast; fermented; simple past tense...

Definitions

  1. Treated with yeast; fermented; simple past tense...

Ancestry of “yeasted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyeastAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by...
2Middle EnglishyestAlternative form of geste; The broth or foam...
3Old Englishġist—
4Proto-West Germanicjestufermentation; byproducts or agents of...
5Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

Words derived from “yeasted”

  • unyeasted
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