Where does “þæsma” come from?
þæsma (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þaisimō, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
þæsma (Old English): leaven; yeast
Ancestry of “þæsma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þaisimō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |