Where does “gêest” come from?

gêest (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “gêest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gêest”

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