hirsten etymology

Middle English word hirsten comes from Proto-Indo-European *kret-, and later Proto-Germanic *harstijaną (To fry. To grill; roast.)

Detailed word origin of hirsten

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*kret- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*harstijaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To fry. To grill; roast.
hierstan Old English (ang)
hirsten Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as hirsten

Descendants of *kret-
-ard Rycharde bastard crele hard hardely hardliche herden rathe redden renden rether