Where does “roustir” come from?

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

roustir (Middle French): to roast

Definitions

  1. to roast

Ancestry of “roustir”, 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 “roustir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raustijaną →Every word from Frankish rōstjan →