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Where does “gerstō” come from?

gerstō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.

gerstō (Proto-Germanic): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “gerstō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain

Words derived from “gerstō”

  • gorse
  • gorsy
  • Gerste
  • gerst
  • gorst
  • gors
  • gorst
  • gerste
  • gersta
  • gerste
  • גערשט
  • גערשטן
  • gersta
  • gerstu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- →