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Where does “roastery” come from?

roastery (English) comes from English roast, from Middle English rosten, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

roastery (English): A place where meat, coffee, etc. is roasted

Definitions

  1. A place where meat, coffee, etc. is roasted

Ancestry of “roastery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroastTo cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire...
2Middle EnglishrostenTo roast or grill; to cook over a griddle; To...
3Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
4Frankishrōstjanto roast
5Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “roastery”

  • microroastery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →