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Forst

Forst

See also: forst, först, and først

German

Noun

Forst m ‎(genitive Forstes, plural Forste or Forsten)

  1. forest

forst

forst

See also: Forst, först, and først

Dutch

Adjective

forst

  1. Superlative form of fors

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • forhist

Etymology

From earlier forhist ‎(“forest, pine forest”), from forha, foraha ‎(“fir, pine”), from Proto-Germanic *furhō ‎(“fir”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos ‎(“oak”). Akin to Old High German foreht ‎(“forest, pine forest”), Old English fyrhþ ‎(“forest”), Old Norse fýri ‎(“coniferous forest”), Old English firgen ‎(“wooded highland”). More at frith, forest.

Noun

forst f

  1. firwood, pinewood
  2. forest

Descendants

Etymology

Old High German forst, from Proto-Germanic *furhō ‎(“fir”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos ‎(“oak”).

Pronunciation

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