hevo

Old High German

Alternative forms

• heffa, heffe, hephe, heve
• heffen, hefun, hephen (all unsure whether singular or plural)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjō. Compare Old English hæf.

Noun

*hevo m

1. yeast

Declension

Declension of hevo (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hevo	hevon, hevun
accusative	hevon, hevun	hevon, hevun
genitive	heven, hevin	hevōno
dative	heven, hevin	hevōm, hevōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: heve, hefe; hebe, hefe; hepfen
  • Bavarian: Hefn, Hepfa, Hepfn
  • Alemannic German: Hebi
  • German: Hefe
  • Hunsrik: Heb
  • Luxembourgish: Hief
  • Yiddish: הייוון (heyvn)