Where does “Jääsch” come from?

Jääsch (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic gerstu, from Proto-Germanic gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.

Jääsch (Central Franconian): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “Jääsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangerstabarley
2Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
3Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerstō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gerstu →