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Where does “rest” come from?

rest (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rastō, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.

rest (Old English): rest; resting place; bed

Definitions

  1. rest; resting place; bed

Ancestry of “rest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—

Words derived from “rest”

  • rest
  • unrest
  • restroom
  • armrest
  • headrest
  • backrest
  • resteth
  • footrest
  • resthouse
  • restest
  • chinrest
  • restharrow
  • restframe
  • bookrest
  • restward
  • resthold
  • rest
  • reste
  • restendæg
  • restleas
  • landrest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ros- →