Where does “brödrost” come from?

brödrost (Swedish) comes from Swedish röst, 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-.

brödrost (Swedish): a toaster (device for toasting bread)

Definitions

  1. a toaster (device for toasting bread)

Ancestry of “brödrost”, step by step

brödrost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish röst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröstvoice; vote
2Germanrōstroofing frame
3Middle High Germanrōst—
4Old High Germanrōst—
5Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
6Frankishrōstjanto roast
7Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
8Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via Swedish bröd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrödbread
2Old Swedishbrøþbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →