Gerte
“Gerte” is a German word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
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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