Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "wood, thicket" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshyrst(Anglo-Saxon) hurst(Old High German) hurst(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantHorst(German) Surname DescendantHurst(English) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 195.