Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “rust” come from?

rust (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rust (Old English): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “rust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrustazrust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rust”

  • rust
  • rustbelt
  • rustless
  • rustproof
  • antirust
  • rustbucket
  • rustable
  • rustlike
  • rustlessness
  • unrustable
  • anti-rust
  • rustful
  • roust
  • rust
  • rost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →