Where does “gars” come from?

gars (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch garst, from Middle Dutch gerste, from Old Dutch gersta, from Proto-West Germanic gerstu, from Proto-Germanic gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.

gars (Afrikaans): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “gars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgarstrancid or foul taste or smell
2Middle Dutchgerste—
3Old Dutchgersta—
4Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
5Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain

Words derived from “gars”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerstō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gerstu →