Etymology of roast by etymonline

late 13c., rosten, "to cook (meat, fish, etc.) by dry heat," from Old French rostir "to roast, burn" (Modern French rôtir), from Frankish *hraustjan.

Etymology of roaster by etymonline

mid-15c., rostere, "person who roasts meat," agent noun from roast (v.). As a kind of oven, from 1799; as "animal fit for roasting, article of food prepared ...

roast - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Etymology ; Old French rostir · to roast, to torture with fire ; Frankish *rōstijan · to roast, broil ; Proto-Germanic *raustijaną · to roast ; Proto-Indo-European * ...

Etymology of rotisserie by etymonline

The meaning "make fun of (often in an affectionate way) for the amusement of the company" is from 1710. Related: Roasted; roasting. Roast beef ...

Etymology of roost by etymonline

To rule the roost is recorded from 1769, according to OED apparently an alteration of earlier rule the roast "be the master, have authority " (c ...

Etymology of steak by etymonline

mid-15c., steke, "thick slice of meat cut for roasting," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse steik "roast meat," related to steikja "to roast ...

bake | Etymology of bake by etymonline

1560s, "process of baking," from bake (v.). As "social gathering at which baked food is served," 1846, American English. also from 1560s.

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Etymology of toast by etymonline

toast (v.1) ... "to brown with heat," late 14c., tosten, from Old French toster "to toast, to grill, roast, burn" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin * ...

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Etymology of parch by etymonline

late 14c., "to roast or dry" (peas, beans, corn, etc.), a word of uncertain origin. Klein and OED reject derivations from Old North French perchier.

Etymology of roster by etymonline

Intransitive sense of "be very hot, be exposed to great heat, become roasted" is from c. 1300. Of coffee beans by 1724. The meaning "make fun of ...

Etymology of broil by etymonline

"to cook (meat) by direct action of heat," late 14c. (earlier "to burn," mid-14c.), from Old French bruller "to broil, roast" (Modern French ...

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The earliest known use of the noun roast meat is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for roast meat is from 1528, in a translation by Thomas Paynell, ...

Etymology of rib by etymonline

Earlier it meant "to plow land so as to leave a space between furrows (1735) and "to clean (flax) with a rib" (early 14c.), a special tool for ...

This is from PIE *bhle-was "light-colored, blue, blond, yellow," from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn," also "shining white" and forming ...

spit | Etymology of spit by etymonline

[expectorate] Old English spittan (Anglian), spætan (West Saxon), "expel (saliva) from the mouth," transitive and intransitive, past tense * ...

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1 Definition and terminology. 1.1 Definition; 1.2 Etymology. 2 History and evolution; 3 Popularity; 4 Preparation. 4.1 Traditional; 4.2 Freddo cappuccino. 5 ...

Etymology of bratwurst by etymonline

The etymological sense is "piece of meat suitable for roasting." "The specific sense 'boar's flesh' is exclusively of English development, and ...

Etymology of burn by etymonline

Meaning "mark or injury made by burning" is from 1520s. Slow burn is attested by 1938, in reference to U.S. movie actor Edgar Kennedy (1890-1948) ...