Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “ġist” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ġist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġist”

  • chest
  • guest
  • jest
  • yeast
  • jesting
  • chested
  • jestingly
  • yeasty
  • houseguest
  • chesty
  • jesty
  • barechested
  • windchest
  • chestful
  • yeasted
  • midchest
  • yeastlike
  • jestbook
  • jestful
  • outjest
  • chestiness
  • yeastiness
  • guestless
  • yeastless
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