English
Gorst
Gorst comes from Old English gorst ‘gorse’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *gurstaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurstazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gorstreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gorst‘gorse’
- EnglishtodayGorst
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurstazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gorstreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gorst‘gorse’
- EnglishtodayGorst
The story
Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (‘gorse’).
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz
Today it means
name A surname from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gurstaz / Gorst