Gest

yeast

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɛst/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: gist

Cognate with English: yeast

Cognate with Swedish: jäst

Cognate with Icelandic: jöstur

In summary

Low German, from Middle Low German gest, from Old Saxon *gest, from, from Proto-West Germanic *jestu. Compare Dutch gist, English yeast, Swedish jäst, Icelandic jöstur.

Concepts

yeast

Synonyms

Germ

Hefe

Bärme

Yeast

Translations

خَمِيرَة

llevat

levure

lievito

gist

levedura

levadura

maya

fermento

hamur

drożdże

fermento