Dost

1. (masculine, mixed, strong) any plant of the genus Origanum
2. (dated, masculine, mixed, specifically, strong) oregano (Origanum vulgare)
3. (masculine, mixed, obsolete, strong) tuft (of a plant, of hair etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɔst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: doste

Inherited from Old High German: dost, dosto

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰

In summary

From Middle High German doste, from Old High German dost, dosto (“origanum; tuft”). Further origin unknown. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”), see also Norwegian tust (“tuft”), Proto-Germanic *þūmô (“thumb”). Compare Middle Low German doste (either cognate or from the High German).

Concepts

origanum

Synonyms

Oregano

Origano

wilder Majoran

Translations

origan

Origanum

marjolein

orégano

ρίγανη

orégão

origano

wilde marjolein