Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryRelief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. · Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation. · Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility. · A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Middle English reste English rest 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.
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- Inherited-form mentionrestenm
- Inherited-form mentionræstang
- Inherited-form mention*rastugmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*rastōgem-pro
- Derivation mention*h₁reh₁-ine-pro · to rest
- Cognate mentionrêstfy · rest
- Cognate mentionrustnl · rest
- Cognate mentionRastde · rest
- Cognate mentionrastsv · rest
- Cognate mentionrestno · rest
- Cognate mentionröstis · rest
- Cognate mentionárussga · dwelling
- Cognate mentionRuhede · calm
- Cognate mentionreshtsq · to stop, pause
- Cognate mentionarafcy · quiet, calm, gentle
- Cognate mentionrovàlt · calm
- Cognate mentionἐρωήgrc · rest, respite
- Cognate mention𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈ae · calm, peaceful
- Cognate mentionरमतेsa · he stays still, calms down
- Cognate mention𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃got · tranquility
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