Where does “rōsten” come from?
rōsten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *rōstian, from Proto-West Germanic *raustijan — to shout.
Ancestry of “rōsten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *rōstian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *raustijan | to shout |