Where does “gorst” come from?

gorst (Middle English) comes from Old English gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic gurstaz.

gorst (Middle English): Gorse or a similar plant; A area or place...

Definitions

  1. Gorse or a similar plant; A area or place...

Ancestry of “gorst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgorstgorse
2Proto-West Germanic*gorst
3Proto-Germanicgurstaz

Words derived from “gorst

Every word from Proto-Germanic gurstazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *gorstEvery word from Old English gorst
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