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
- An area of the earth's surface which is raised...
Ancestry of “horst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Horst | the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie; bush;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hurst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hurst | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hursti | thicket, wood, grove; nest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurstiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥st-i-s | — |