Where does “hirste” come from?

hirste (Middle English) comes from Old English hyrst, from Proto-West Germanic hursti, from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s.

Ancestry of “hirste”, 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	—

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