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
Ancestry of “rasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | rastu | rest |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rastō | interval; rest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ros- | — |
Words derived from “rasta”