Where does “rostir” come from?

rostir (Old French) comes from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rostir (Old French): to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire

Definitions

  1. to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire

Ancestry of “rostir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrōstjanto roast
2Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
3Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rostir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raustijaną →Every word from Frankish rōstjan →