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
- Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep;...
Ancestry of “rest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | reste | rest |
| 2 | Old French | reste | — |
| 3 | Old French | rester | to stay; to rest; to remain, be left over |
| 4 | Latin | restō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “rest”