Where does “jäst” come from?

jäst (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish iæster, from Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

jäst (Swedish): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “jäst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jäst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jestuz →Every word from Old Norse jǫstr →