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Where does “gerüste” come from?

gerüste (Middle High German) comes from Old High German girusti, from Proto-West Germanic hrusti, from Proto-Germanic hrustiz — armour, armament.

Ancestry of “gerüste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangirusti—
2Proto-West Germanichrustiadornment, accoutrements
3Proto-Germanichrustizarmour, armament

Words derived from “gerüste”

  • Holzgerüst
  • Stahlgerüst
  • Knochengerüst
  • Grundgerüst
  • Brückengerüst
  • Gerüst
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