Where does “rōst” come from?

rōst (German) comes 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-.

rōst (German): roofing frame

Definitions

  1. roofing frame

Ancestry of “rōst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rōst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raustijaną →Every word from Frankish rōstjan →