Where does “Hefe” come from?

Hefe (German) comes from Old High German hevo, from Proto-West Germanic habbjō, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Hefe (German): yeast; Clipping of Hefeweizen; hefeweizen

Definitions

  1. yeast; Clipping of Hefeweizen; hefeweizen

Ancestry of “Hefe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhevoyeast
2Proto-West Germanichabbjōbarm, yeast
3Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “Hefe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →