German
Feminine

Gerte

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crop (a whip without a lash)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
gerte
Inherited from Old High German
gartia
Cognate with English
English
yard
Cognate with Saterland Frisian
Jädde
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
garde
Cognate with Old Norse
gaddr
Cognate with Gothic
𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌳𐍃
Cognate with Latin
Latin
hasta
In summary

From Middle High German gerte, Old High German gartia (“rod, twig, staff”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaʀdi (“staff, rod, twig”). Cognates Cognate with English yard (“unit of measurement”), Saterland Frisian Jädde (“crop, yard”), Dutch garde (“whisk, stick, yard”). Also related to Old Norse gaddr, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌳𐍃 (gazds), Latin hasta (“spear”).

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