Where does “rest” come from?

Rest comes from Old French rester, from Proto-Germanic rastō meaning to stop or remain, from Latin ad- and steh₂- meaning to stand or stop.

rest (English): Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep;...

Definitions

  1. Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep;...

Ancestry of “rest”, step by step

rest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English reste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishresterest
2Old Frenchreste—
3Old Frenchresterto stay; to rest; to remain, be left over
4Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle English rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrest—
2Old Englishræstrest, quiet, freedom from toil, repose, sleep,...
3Proto-West Germanicrasturest
4Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—

Words derived from “rest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →