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Where does “rōsten” come from?

rōsten (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *raustijan, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

Ancestry of “rōsten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*raustijan—
2Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rōsten”

  • roster
  • nonroster
  • rooster
  • broodrooster
  • roosten
  • dienstrooster
  • rôosten
  • roosten
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