Dost

Meaning

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.)

Concepts

origanum

Synonyms

Oregano

Origano

wilder Majoran

Translations

origan

Origanum

marjolein

orégano

ρίγανη

orégão

origano

wilde marjolein

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).