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Where does “rōstjan” come from?

rōstjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rōstjan (Frankish): to roast

Definitions

  1. to roast

Ancestry of “rōstjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
2Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rōstjan”

  • roast
  • rust
  • roasting
  • roaster
  • rotisserie
  • rustbelt
  • rustless
  • rustproof
  • rosbif
  • reast
  • antirust
  • rustbucket
  • roastery
  • roastmaster
  • rustable
  • reroast
  • ribroast
  • roastee
  • rustlike
  • unrustable
  • roastable
  • rustlessness
  • overroast
  • roastie
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