Where does “Rascht” come from?

Rascht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

Rascht (Luxembourgish): rust; rest

Definitions

  1. rust; rest

Ancestry of “Rascht”, step by step

Rascht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German rōst

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

via Old High German rasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrastarest
2Proto-West Germanicrasturest
3Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raustijaną →Every word from Frankish rōstjan →