Where does “roost” come from?

roost (Manx) comes from Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

roost (Manx): peel, rind; bark; to strip, peel, hull, rind,...

Definitions

  1. peel, rind; bark; to strip, peel, hull, rind,...

Ancestry of “roost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrúscbark; basket; covering
2Proto-Celticrūskosbark
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “roost

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