Where does “Gerste” come from?
Gerste (German) comes from Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gerste, from Proto-West Germanic gerstu, from Proto-Germanic gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.
Gerste (German): barley
Ancestry of “Gerste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gerste | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gerste | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gerstu | barley |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gerstō | barley |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰersd- | grain |