Proto-Germanic

*rastō

‘rest’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rastō.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rastō, most familiar first.

• rest ← ræst ← *rastu
• restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst ← *rastu
• restlessness ← restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst
• restlessly ← restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rastō