Where does “rhost” come from?

rhost (Welsh) comes from Middle English roste, from Old French rost, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

rhost (Welsh): roast

Definitions

  1. roast

Ancestry of “rhost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrosteroost, perch; A roast; a piece of roasted meat;...
2Old Frenchrost—
3Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
4Frankishrōstjanto roast
5Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “rhost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →