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Where does “ยีสต์” come from?

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

ยีสต์ (Thai): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “ยีสต์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyeastAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by...
2Middle EnglishyestAlternative form of geste; The broth or foam...
3Old Englishġist—
4Proto-West Germanicjestufermentation; byproducts or agents of...
5Proto-Germanicjestuzfermentation; byproducts or agents of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →