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