Where does “roest” come from?

roest (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roest, from Old Dutch rōst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roest (Dutch): rust; roost

Definitions

  1. rust; roost

Ancestry of “roest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroestrust
2Old Dutchrōst—
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “roest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →
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