Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jestuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *jesaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjes.tuz/

Noun

*jestuz m

1. fermentation; byproducts or agents of fermentation; yeast

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *jestuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jestuz	*jistiwiz
vocative	*jestu	*jistiwiz
accusative	*jestų	*jestunz
genitive	*jestauz	*jistiwǫ̂
dative	*jistiwi	*jestumaz
instrumental	*jestū	*jestumiz

Synonyms

• *drōhsaz

Related terms

• *jesaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *jestu
  • Old English: ġiest, ġist, ġyst
    • Middle English: yeest
      • Scots: yest
      • English: yeast
  • Old Frisian: *gest, *jest
    • Saterland Frisian: Gääst, Jääst
    • West Frisian: gêst, gist
  • Old Saxon: *gest
    • Middle Low German: gest
      • German Low German: Geste, Gest, Gist
        • → German: Gest (northern Germany)
  • Old Dutch: *gest, *gist
    • Middle Dutch: gest, gist
      • Dutch: gist
        • Afrikaans: gis
  • Old High German: *jest, *gest
    • Middle High German: jest, gest
      • Alemannic German: Jëst
      • German: Gischt, Jast, Jäst
• Old Norse: jǫstr
  • Icelandic: jöstur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jester, jest
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jest
  • Old Swedish: iæster
    • Swedish: jäst