An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Ginst

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Ginst.

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2551334An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GinstJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Ginst, Ginster, masculine, ‘broom (plant),’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Latin gentista, whence also the Romance cognate, French genêt; the genuine Teutonic term is preserved in English broom, Dutch bręm. See Brombeere.