Etymology

roasting

roas·ting
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Middle English rostynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromrostynge
  2. English todayroasting

From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.