Where does “rest” come from?

rest (Middle English) comes from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic rastu, from Proto-Germanic rastō, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.

Ancestry of “rest”, step by step

rest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ræst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishræstrest, quiet, freedom from toil, repose, sleep,...
2Proto-West Germanicrasturest
3Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—

via Old English rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrestrest; resting place; bed
2Proto-Germanicrastijōrest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanres-to shout, speak; to shout, speak; voice, speech,...

Words derived from “rest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ros- →