Where does “Gerüst” come from?
Gerüst (German) comes from Middle High German gerüste, from Old High German girusti, from Proto-West Germanic hrusti, from Proto-Germanic hrustiz — armour, armament.
Gerüst (German): scaffold, scaffolding
Ancestry of “Gerüst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gerüste | — |
| 2 | Old High German | girusti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrusti | adornment, accoutrements |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrustiz | armour, armament |
Words derived from “Gerüst”