Etymology

karst

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Today it means: A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. Full definition →

German Karst ← Proto-Slavic *korsъ ← Italo-Dalmatian
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karst · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ker-“hard; rock”
  2. Italo-Dalmatian · derived from
  3. Proto-Slavic · derived from*korsъ
  4. German · borrowed fromKarst
  5. English todaykarst

Borrowed from German Karst. The German term and the Slovene placename Kras (the Karst Plateau) are from Proto-Slavic *korsъ, from Italo-Dalmatian carsus (cf. Italian carso), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard; rock”). More at Karst. The metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.

Karst · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromKarst
  2. German · borrowed fromKarst
  3. English todayKarst

Borrowed from German Karst.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*ker- all →

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