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Where does “rôosten” come from?

rôosten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rōsten, from Proto-Germanic *raustijan, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

Ancestry of “rôosten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrōsten—
2Proto-Germanic*raustijan—
3Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rôosten”

  • roosten
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