Where does “rōst” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rōst”, step by step

rōst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French rostir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
2Frankishrōstjanto roast
3Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
4Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via Proto-Germanic rustaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrustazrust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rōst”

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