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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”

  • roast
  • rust
  • roasting
  • roaster
  • rotisserie
  • rustbelt
  • rustless
  • rustproof
  • rosbif
  • reast
  • antirust
  • rustbucket
  • roastery
  • roastmaster
  • rustable
  • reroast
  • ribroast
  • roastee
  • rustlike
  • unrustable
  • roastable
  • rustlessness
  • overroast
  • roastie
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