English
roaster
Roaster comes from Old French rostir ‘to roast’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrews-next step skipped: Proto-Germanic *raustijaną
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*raustreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*raustijan‘to roast’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*rōstjanreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rostir‘to roast’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rosten‘to roast meat’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500roster‘a roaster’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009roaster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrews-next step skipped: Proto-Germanic *raustijaną
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*raustreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*raustijan‘to roast’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*rōstjanreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rostir‘to roast’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rosten‘to roast meat’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500roster‘a roaster’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009roaster
Earliest quotation: 2009, Jeffrey Ross: “There is nothing I would like more than for…”
Formed from roast + -er
Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- ‘to crackle’
Proto-Germanic *raustijaną ‘to roast’
Frankish *rōstijan ‘to roast, broil’
Old French rostir ‘to roast, to torture with fire’
Middle English rosten ‘to roast meat’
English roast
The story
Same formation as roster, although the words have very different meanings.
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *raustijan ‘to roast’
through Old French rostir ‘to roast’
Today it means
noun Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- / roaster