Proto-West Germanic

*rastu

‘rest’

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

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

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

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *rastu