Where does “yest” come from?

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

yest (Middle English): Alternative form of geste; The broth or foam...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of geste; The broth or foam...

Ancestry of “yest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yest”

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