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Where does “rest” come from?

rest (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hreistr.

rest (Westrobothnian): fish scales; to plough; to carve

Definitions

  1. fish scales; to plough; to carve

Ancestry of “rest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreistr—
Every word from Old Norse hreistr →