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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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *jestu
    • Old English: ġiest, ġist, ġyst
    • Old Frisian: *gest, *jest
    • Old Saxon: *gest
    • Old Dutch: *gest, *gist
    • Old High German: *jest, *gest
  • Old Norse: jǫstr
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