Where does “tosten” come from?

tosten (Middle English) comes from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

tosten (Middle English): To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat

Definitions

  1. To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat

Ancestry of “tosten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
2Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
3Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “tosten”

Every word from Proto-Italic *torstos →Every word from Latin tostus →Every word from Old French toster →
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