Where does “karst” come from?

karst (Dutch) comes from German Karst, from Middle High German karst, from Old High German karst — mattock, hoe.

karst (Dutch): karst terrain with caves formed by limestone dissolution by underground drainage

Definitions

  1. karst terrain with caves formed by limestone dissolution by underground drainage

Ancestry of “karst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarstkarst; mattock
2Middle High Germankarst—
3Old High Germankarstmattock, hoe
Every word from Old High German karst →Every word from Middle High German karst →Every word from German Karst →