roost
English
/ɹuːst/
noun
Definitions
- The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
- A group of birds roosting together.
- A bedroom
- (Scotland) The inner roof of a cottage.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English roste (chicken's roost, perch, roast) inherited from Old English hrōst (wooden framework of a roof, roost) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (wooden framework, grill).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hrōstaz
Gloss
wooden framework, grill
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cock English
- hen English
- henroost English
- mate English
- roostcock English
- rooster English
- roosterfish English
- roosterish English
- roosterly English
- roosterness English
- roostertail English
- roostmate English
- unroost English
- Rost German
- Rostbraten German
- Rostkatze German
- Rostschutz German
- rostbraun German
- rostfrei German
- rostig German
- rostrot German
- roest Dutch, Flemish
- roesten Dutch, Flemish
- roestig Dutch, Flemish
- roestvrij Dutch, Flemish
- *hrōstaz Proto-Germanic
- ruszt Polish
- hrōst Old English
- roste Middle English
- rosten Middle English
- roest Middle Dutch
- rost Middle High German
- rōst Middle High German