Where does “gerte” come from?
gerte (German) comes from Middle High German gerte, from Old High German gartia, from Proto-West Germanic gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic gazdijō, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.
gerte (German): crop a whip without a lash
Definitions
- crop a whip without a lash