rest

rest · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic*rastō
2. Proto-West Germanic*rastu
3. Old Englishræst
4. Middle Englishreste
5. English todayrest

From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, of uncertain origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest”) or *Hre(h₁)s- (“to flow, rush”). Cognate with West Frisian rêst (“rest”), Dutch rust (“rest”), German Rast (“rest”), Swedish rast (“rest”), Norwegian rest (“rest”), Icelandic röst (“rest”), Old Irish árus (“dwelling”), German Ruhe (“calm”), Albanian resht (“to stop, pause”), Welsh araf (“quiet, calm, gentle”), Lithuanian rovà (“calm”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rest, respite”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈 (aⁱrime, “calm, peaceful”), Sanskrit रमते (rámate, “he stays still, calms down”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 (rimis, “tranquility”). Related to roo.

rest · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ros-
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*rastijan“to rest”
3. Old English · inherited fromrestan
4. Middle English · inherited fromresten
5. English todayrest

From Middle English resten, from Old English restan, from Proto-West Germanic *rastijan (“to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”). Cognate with Dutch rusten (“to rest”), Middle Low German resten (“to rest”), German rasten (“to rest”), Danish raste (“to rest”), Swedish rasta (“to rest”).

rest · noun³

1. Latin · derived fromrestō“to stay back, stay behind”
2. Old French · derived fromrester“to remain”
3. Old French · derived fromreste
4. Middle English · inherited fromreste
5. English todayrest

From Middle English reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester (“to remain”), from Latin restō (“to stay back, stay behind”), from re- + stō (“to stand”). Replaced native Middle English lave (“rest, remainder”) (from Old English lāf (“remnant, remainder”)).

rest · verb⁴

1. Latin · derived fromrestō
2. Old French · derived fromrester
3. Middle English · inherited fromresten
4. English todayrest

From Middle English resten, from Old French rester, from Latin restō.

rest · verb⁵

Aphetic form of arrest.

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