Where does “rusta” come from?

rusta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rusto, from English rust, from Middle English rust, from Old English rūst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rusta (Esperanto): rusty

Definitions

  1. rusty

Ancestry of “rusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantorustorust
2EnglishrustThe deteriorated state of iron or steel as a...
3Middle Englishrustrust oxidisation of iron or steel
4Old Englishrūstrust
5Proto-Germanicrustazrust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →