Etymograph

English

Rust

Rust comes from Middle Low German ruste, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu ‘rest’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rastō.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rastō‘rest, pause’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rastu‘rest’reconstructed
  3. Old Saxonc. 800–1200rasta
  4. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600ruste
  5. EnglishtodayRust

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rastō‘rest, pause’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rastu‘rest’reconstructed
  3. Old Saxonc. 800–1200rasta
  4. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600ruste
  5. EnglishtodayRust

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *rastō ‘rest, pause’

restless, 2 more

through Proto-West Germanic *rastu ‘rest’

rest, 3 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rastō / Rust

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