Gischt

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine, masculine, rare, strong) the frothy foam on sea waves
2. (dated, feminine, masculine, rare, strong) other kinds of foam or froth that form on liquids, such as on beer or boiling water

Concepts

écume

embrun

Synonymes

Schaum

Sprühwasser

Blume

🌸

spritzen

Sprühnebel

Traductions

schuim

schiuma

spray

espuma

espuma

spuma

escuma

foam

spindrift

spume

sheet of spray

schiuma del mare

espuma del mar

espuma de las olas

cresta de espuma

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡɪʃt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: jest

Hérité de ancien haut allemand: *jest

Appartenant à néerlandais: gist

Appartenant à anglais: yeast

In summary

From Middle High German jest, gest (“foam”), from Old High German *jest, *gest, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz (“fermentation; fermentative matter”). The form Gischt (instead of expected *Gest, *Jest) is probably onomatopoeic, though it could alternatively be of Alemannic German origin. Cognate with Dutch gist, English yeast.