Where does “hurst” come from?
hurst (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hurst, from Proto-West Germanic hursti, from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥st-i-s.
Ancestry of “hurst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hurst | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hursti | thicket, wood, grove; nest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurstiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥st-i-s | — |
Words derived from “hurst”