Where does “rōst” come from?

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

rōst (Silesian): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “rōst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōstroofing frame
2Middle High Germanrōst
3Old High Germanrōst
4Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
5Frankishrōstjanto roast
6Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
7Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-