Where does “Karst” come from?

Karst comes from German Karst, derived from Old High German karst, a term for limestone terrain that developed from the Karst Plateau region in southeastern Europe.

Karst (English): A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage

Definitions

  1. A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage

Ancestry of “Karst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarstkarst; mattock
2Middle High Germankarst—
3Old High Germankarstmattock, hoe

Words derived from “Karst”

Every word from Old High German karst →Every word from Middle High German karst →Every word from German Karst →
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