Hefe

Concepts

yeast

leaven

lees

dregs

yeasts

muck

prime mover

scum

sediment

sludge

spur

wheat beer

moving spirit

yeast fungus

budding fungi

wine yeast

barm

hefeweizen

driving force

ferment

leavening

malt

Synonyms

Backhefe

Germ

Triebmittel

Sauerteig

Ferment

Bärme

Gest

Yeast

Gärmittel

Gärungsstoff

Kôji-Pilz

Beginn

Bodensatz

Hefepilz

Abschaum

Sprosspilz

Apfelmosthefe

Hefig-Holde

Sekthefe

Translations

levadura

levure

lievito

maya

levedura

gist

llevat

fermento

hez

lie

μαγιά

bezinksel

gespuis

droesem

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

heebi

Basel-Landschaft

heefi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈheːfə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German:

Inherited from Old High German: hevo

In summary

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German hevo, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjō.