Where does “roosterless” come from?
roosterless (English) comes from English rooster, from English roost, from Middle English roste, from Old French rost, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.
roosterless (English): Without a rooster
Definitions
- Without a rooster
Ancestry of “roosterless”, step by step
roosterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rooster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rooster | A male domestic chicken or other gallinaceous... |
| 2 | English | roost | The place where a bird sleeps; A group of birds... |
| 3 | Middle English | roste | roost, perch; A roast; a piece of roasted meat;... |
| 4 | Old French | rost | — |
| 5 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 6 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |