Where does “roost” come from?
roost (Middle Dutch) comes from Frankish raustjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.
Ancestry of “roost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | raustjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |