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Where does “reste” come from?

reste (Middle English) comes from Old French reste, from Old French rester, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reste (Middle English): rest

Definitions

  1. rest

Ancestry of “reste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreste—
2Old Frenchresterto stay; to rest; to remain, be left over
3Latinrestō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reste”

  • rest
  • unrest
  • restroom
  • armrest
  • headrest
  • backrest
  • resteth
  • footrest
  • resthouse
  • restest
  • chinrest
  • restharrow
  • restframe
  • bookrest
  • restward
  • resthold
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