Where does “rösti” come from?

rösti (Finnish) comes from Swedish röst, from German rōst, from Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rösti (Finnish): rösti traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland

Definitions

  1. rösti traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland

Ancestry of “rösti”, step by step

rösti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish röst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröstvoice; vote
2Germanrōstroofing frame
3Middle High Germanrōst—
4Old High Germanrōst—
5Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
6Frankishrōstjanto roast
7Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
8Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via German Rösti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRöstirösti, hash browns
2Alemannic GermanRöschti—

Words derived from “rösti”

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