Where does “rasta” come from?

rasta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic rastu, from Proto-Germanic rastō, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.

rasta (Old High German): rest

Definitions

  1. rest

Ancestry of “rasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrasturest
2Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—

Words derived from “rasta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ros- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rastō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rastu →