Where does “gest” come from?

gest (Middle High German) comes from Old High German jest, from Proto-Germanic jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

gest (Middle High German): foam

Definitions

  1. foam

Ancestry of “gest”, step by step

gest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German jest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjest—
2Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

via Old High German gest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangest—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jestuz →Every word from Old High German jest →