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gerst
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See also: Gerst
Dutch
Etymology
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
Noun
gerst f or m (uncountable, no diminutive)
- barley (Hordeum spp., particularly Hordeum vulgare)
- barley seed, used for brewing beer
Derived terms
general
- gerstekorrel
- gerstoogst
- gerstproductie
- gerstsoort
- gerstteelt
- gerstzaad
barley products
- gerstebier
- gerstebrood
- gerstedrank
- gerstemeel
- gerstemelk
- gerstemout
- gerstenat
- gerstepap
- gerstewater
- gerstewijn
types of barley
- bosgerst
- kwispelgerst
- muizengerst
- parelgerst
- veldgerst
- wilde gerst
- wintergerst
- zeegerst
- zomergerst
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
gerst on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gerste, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Cognate with German Gerste, English gorse.
Noun
gerst f
References
- “gerst” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
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