The story
- French · derived fromverste
- German · derived fromWerst
- Russian · borrowed fromверста́
- English todayverst
Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), partly through German Werst and French verste.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
verst
Today it means: A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile. Full definition →
Russian верста́ ← German Werst ← French verste