Where does “antirust” come from?

antirust (English) comes from English rust, from Middle English rust, from Old English rūst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

antirust (English): Alternative spelling of anti-rust

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of anti-rust

Ancestry of “antirust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrustThe deteriorated state of iron or steel as a...
2Middle Englishrustrust oxidisation of iron or steel
3Old Englishrūstrust
4Proto-Germanicrustazrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →