Where does “roister” come from?

roister (English) comes from Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus, from Proto-Italic rowestikos, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

roister (English): To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior;...

Definitions

  1. To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior;...

Ancestry of “roister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrustre—
2Latinrusticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined,...
3Proto-Italicrowestikosrural, rustic
4Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “roister”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos →Every word from Proto-Italic rowos →