Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “rostec” come from?

rostec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rostag, from Proto-Germanic rustagaz — rusty.

Ancestry of “rostec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrostag—
2Proto-Germanicrustagazrusty

Words derived from “rostec”

  • rostig
Every word from Proto-Germanic rustagaz →