Where does “Horst” come from?
Horst (German) comes 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 (German): the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie; bush;...
Definitions
- the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie; bush;...
Ancestry of “Horst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hurst | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hurst | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hursti | thicket, wood, grove; nest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurstiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥st-i-s | — |