Etymology

Gerstein

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Today it means: An eastern Ashkenazi surname from German. Full definition →

German Gerste
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  1. German · derived fromGerste“barley”
  2. English todayGerstein

Uncertain, possibly from German Gerste (“barley”) + -stein.

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