Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/yes-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*yes-

1. to foam
2. to boil

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yes-‎ (7 c, 0 e)

• *yés-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *jesaną (“to ferment”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *dzehō
    • Ancient Greek: ζέω (zéō)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yásati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *yásati
      • Sanskrit: यसति (yásati)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *yäs-
    • Tocharian A: yäs (“boil”)
• *yé-ys-e-ti (thematic reduplicated present)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yáyšati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *yáyṣati
      • Sanskrit: येषति (yeṣati)
• *yós-e-ti (o-grade root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *jasaną
    • Old Norse: *asa
      • Icelandic: asa
      • Faroese: asa
      • Norwegian: ase
    • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *jōsiz
      • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *jōsijaną (see there for further descendants)
• *yos-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *jazjaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yāsáyati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *yāsáyati
      • Sanskrit: यासयति (yāsáyati)
    • Proto-Iranian: *yāsáyati
      • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yaēšiieⁱti, “boil”)
      • Persian: جوشیدن (jušidan, “to boil”)
• *yés-tu-s ~ *is-téw-s
  • Proto-Celtic: *yestus (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *jestuz (“yeast”) (see there for further descendants)
• *yēs-éh₂
  • Proto-Germanic: *jēzō