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Where does “roest” come from?

roest (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rōst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roest (Middle Dutch): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “roest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrōst—
2Proto-Germanicrustazrust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “roest”

  • roesten
  • roestplaats
  • verroesten
  • roest
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