Where does “rosteri” come from?
rosteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish rostfri, 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.
rosteri (Finnish): stainless steel
Definitions
- stainless steel
Ancestry of “rosteri”, step by step
rosteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rostfri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rostfri | stainless, rustproof |
| 2 | Swedish | röst | voice; vote |
| 3 | German | rōst | roofing frame |
| 4 | Middle High German | rōst | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rōst | — |
| 6 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 7 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |
via English roster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roster | A list of individuals or groups, usually for an... |
| 2 | Dutch | rooster | grill, grid a metallic maze-structure; some... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rôosten | to roast |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rōsten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *raustijan | — |