Where does “horst” come from?

horst (English) comes from German Horst, from Middle High German hurst, from Old High German hurst, from Proto-West Germanic hursti, from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s.

horst (English): An area of the earth's surface which is raised...

Definitions

  1. An area of the earth's surface which is raised...

Ancestry of “horst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHorstthe nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie; bush;...
2Middle High Germanhurst—
3Old High Germanhurst—
4Proto-West Germanichurstithicket, wood, grove; nest
5Proto-Germanichurstiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥st-i-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s →