Where does “rotswoestijn” come from?
rotswoestijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch woestijn, from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
rotswoestijn (Dutch): rock desert
Ancestry of “rotswoestijn”, step by step