Where does “rösten” come from?

rösten (German) comes from Middle High German rœsten, from Old High German rōsten, from Proto-Germanic *raustijan, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rösten (German): to toast, roast, or parch

Definitions

  1. to toast, roast, or parch

Ancestry of “rösten”, step by step

rösten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German rœsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrœsten—
2Old High Germanrōstento roast
3Proto-Germanic*raustijan—
4Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via Middle High German rosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrosten—
2Old High Germanrostēn—

Words derived from “rösten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *raustijan →Every word from Old High German rōsten →