Where does “gerstenat” come from?

gerstenat (Dutch) comes from Dutch nat, from Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

gerstenat (Dutch): beer (in the sense of the alcoholic drink only)

Definitions

  1. beer (in the sense of the alcoholic drink only)

Ancestry of “gerstenat”, step by step

gerstenat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnatwet; moisture
2Middle Dutchnat
3Old Dutchnatwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Dutch gerst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgerstbarley, "Hordeum vulgare"; barley seed, used for...
2Middle Dutchgerste
3Old Dutchgersta
4Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
5Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-
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