Where does “resta” come from?

resta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic rastijan, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.

resta (Old Frisian): to rest

Definitions

  1. to rest

Ancestry of “resta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrastijanto rest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ros- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rastijan →
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