Where does “horsti” come from?

horsti (Finnish) 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.

horsti (Finnish): horst

Definitions

  1. horst

Ancestry of “horsti”, 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 →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurstiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hursti →
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