Where does “Baugerüst” come from?

Baugerüst (German) comes from German Gerüst, from Middle High German gerüste, from Old High German girusti, from Proto-West Germanic hrusti, from Proto-Germanic hrustiz — armour, armament.

Baugerüst (German): scaffold, scaffolding

Definitions

  1. scaffold, scaffolding

Ancestry of “Baugerüst”, step by step

Baugerüst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gerüst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerüstscaffold, scaffolding
2Middle High Germangerüste—
3Old High Germangirusti—
4Proto-West Germanichrustiadornment, accoutrements
5Proto-Germanichrustizarmour, armament

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrustiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrusti →Every word from Old High German girusti →