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

Definitions

  1. leaven; yeast

Ancestry of “þæsma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þaisimōyeast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þaisimō →