Proto-Germanic
*rastō
‘rest’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rastō.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rastō, most familiar first.
- rest ← ræst ← *rastu
- restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst ← *rastu
- restlessness ← restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst
- restlessly ← restless ← restles ← ræstlēas ← ræst
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rastō