gerst
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch gerste, from Old Dutch *gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰersd-.
Cognate with Limburgish gaes, gaers, West Flemish gerst, Zealandic gêêste, gaste, Old Saxon gersta, Middle Low German gerste, German Low German Garste, Plautdietsch Joascht, Old Frisian *jerste, Saterland Frisian Jäärste, Jüste, West Frisian garst, Old English gorst, Middle English gorst, English gorse, Yola goss, Old High German gersta, Middle High German gerste, German Gerste, Alemannic German Geerste, Bavarian Geaschtn, Cimbrian ghéersta, Luxembourgish Geescht, Mòcheno gerst, Yiddish גערשט (gersht).
More distantly related to Latin hordeum, Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ), Armenian գարի (gari), Albanian drithë.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gerst f or m (uncountable)
- barley, Hordeum vulgare
- barley seed, used for brewing beer
Derived terms edit
-general:
-barley products:
-types of barley:
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Mòcheno edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gerste, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Cognate with German Gerste, English gorse.
Noun edit
gerst f
References edit
- “gerst” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.