Where does “unroosting” come from?
unroosting (English) comes from English unroost, 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-.
unroosting (English): present participle of unroost
Definitions
- present participle of unroost
Ancestry of “unroosting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unroost | To drive from the roost |
| 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- | — |