Where does “gorse” come from?

Gorse comes from Middle English gorst, from Old English gors, from Proto-Germanic gurstaz and gerstō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰersdeh₂ and ǵʰersd-.

gorse (English): Evergreen shrub, of the genus "Ulex", having...

Definitions

  1. Evergreen shrub, of the genus "Ulex", having...

Ancestry of “gorse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgorstGorse or a similar plant; A area or place...
2Old Englishgorstgorse
3Proto-West Germanic*gorst—
4Proto-Germanicgurstaz—

Words derived from “gorse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gurstaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gorst →Every word from Old English gorst →
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