Where does “gerst” come from?

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

gerst (Dutch): barley, "Hordeum vulgare"; barley seed, used for...

Definitions

  1. barley, "Hordeum vulgare"; barley seed, used for...

Ancestry of “gerst”, step by step

gerst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gerste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgerste—
2Old Dutchgersta—
3Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
4Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain

via Middle High German gerste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangerste—
2Old High Germangerste—

Words derived from “gerst”

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