Proto-Indo-European

*Hrews-

‘to crackle’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-, most familiar first.

• roster ← rooster ← roosten ← *rōsten ← *raustijan
• roast ← rosten ← rostir ← *rōstijan ← *raustijaną
• roasting ← rostynge ← rosten ← rostir ← *rōstjan
• rotisserie ← rôtir ← roustir ← rostir ← *rōstjan
• roaster ← roster ← rosten ← rostir ← *rōstjan

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-