Where does “rast” come from?

rast (Danish) comes from Old Norse rǫst, from Proto-Germanic rastō, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.

rast (Danish): a rest, pause, break during a hike, travel etc

Definitions

  1. a rest, pause, break during a hike, travel etc

Ancestry of “rast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserǫst—
2Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ros- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rastō →Every word from Old Norse rǫst →