Origin: 1545–55; < F
verste or G
Werst < Russ
verstá; ORuss
vĭrsta age, agemate, pair, measure of length, c. Czech
vrstva, Pol
warstwa layer, Serbo-Croatian
vŕsta sort, kind, OCS
vrĭsta age, time of life < Slavic
*vĭrsta lit., turn, bend, akin to
*vert- turn (v. base), L
vertere to turn (
see convert, verse )
[vurst, verst] 