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Where does “rosten” come from?

rosten (Middle English) comes from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rosten (Middle English): To roast or grill; to cook over a griddle; To...

Definitions

  1. To roast or grill; to cook over a griddle; To...

Ancestry of “rosten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
2Frankishrōstjanto roast
3Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
4Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rosten”

  • roast
  • rust
  • roasting
  • roaster
  • rustbelt
  • rustless
  • rustproof
  • rosbif
  • reast
  • antirust
  • rustbucket
  • roastery
  • roastmaster
  • rustable
  • reroast
  • ribroast
  • roastee
  • rustlike
  • unrustable
  • roastable
  • rustlessness
  • overroast
  • roastie
  • rustful
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