Where does “rosti” come from?

rosti (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rosti, from Old Norse rostungr, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rosti (Icelandic): arrogance

Definitions

  1. arrogance

Ancestry of “rosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserostia nickname; a rough person, a brawler
2Old Norserostungra walrus; walrus
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →