Where does “rast” come from?
rast (Swedish) comes from Old Norse rǫst, from Proto-Germanic rastō, from Proto-Indo-European ros-.
rast (Swedish): a break
Ancestry of “rast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rǫst | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rastō | interval; rest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ros- | — |
Words derived from “rast”