An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ginst

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Friedrich Kluge2511326An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Ginst1891John Francis Davis

​ Ginst, Ginster, m., ‘broom (plant),’ first occurs in ModHG., from Lat. gentista, whence also the Romance cognate, Fr. genêt; the genuine Teut. term is preserved in E. broom, Du. bręm. See Brombeere.

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