An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Gischt

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2550182An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GischtJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Gischt, older Gäscht, masculine, ‘yeast, foam,’ formed from the equivalent Middle High German jëst, gëst, masculine, corresponding to English yest, yeast, Dutch gest, ‘yeast.’ Allied to gischen (Middle High German gischen), older gäschen (Middle High German geschen, a variant of jësen). See gären, a factitive of Middle High German jësen.