Where does “hirst” come from?
hirst (Middle English) comes from Old English hyrst, from Proto-West Germanic hursti, from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s.
hirst (Middle English): wood, grove; hillock; sandbank, sandbar
Definitions
- wood, grove; hillock; sandbank, sandbar
Ancestry of “hirst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hyrst | hurst, hillock, eminence, height, wood, wooded... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hursti | thicket, wood, grove; nest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurstiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥st-i-s | — |