Etymology of roost by etymonline

a chicken's perch, from late Old English hrost "wooden framework of a roof; pole or perch upon which domestic fowl perch or rest for the night,"

Etymology of rooster by etymonline

"cock, male of the domestic hen," 1772, agent noun from roost (v.); earlier roost cock, c. 1600, in sense of "the roosting bird." Said to have ...

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.

roost - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Etymology 1 ; roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English ; hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-West Germanic ; *hrōst, from Proto- ...

Was "rooster" originally an AmE or a BrE term?

The precise origin of roost is unknown, but it is responsible for the metaphorical expression to rule the roost; to tyrannize over the poultry ...

Etymology of roster by etymonline

1727, originally in military use, "a list showing the turn or rotation of duty or service of those who relieve or succeed one another," from ...

Etymology of roust by etymonline

The word became general from 16c. in the figurative, transitive, meaning "stir up, cause to start up by noise or clamor, provoke to activity; ...

roost, n.³ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

The earliest known use of the noun roost is in the 1980s. OED's earliest evidence for roost is from 1983, in MOTOcross. It is also recorded as a verb from the ...

Etymology of roose by etymonline

c. 1200, "to boast;" c. 1300, "to praise, commend highly," a word that survived in Scottish dialect and Sir Walter, from Middle English rosen "to brag, boast" ...

Etymology of root by etymonline

late 14c., "originating in the root or ground;" of body parts or fluids, "vital to life," from Latin radicalis "of or having roots," from Latin ...

Persian Xrus (rooster) and Germanic Xrost (roost)

Kroonen G · 2013 · Etymological dictionary of Proto-Germanic: 249 suggests that *xrōstaz/xrōstan "roost" comes from *krohₑd-sthₐ-o-s/m (thus ...

Appendix I - Indo-European Roots - American Heritage Dictionary

Also m̥bhi. Around. Probably derived from *ant-bhi, "from both sides" (see ant-). Reduced form *bhi. by1 ...

Etymology of wall-eyed by etymonline

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to go, move, transport in a vehicle." The root wegh-, "to convey, especially by wheeled vehicle," is found in ...

Etymology of perch by etymonline

"rod or pole on which a bird alights and rests," late 13c., originally only "a pole, rod, stick, stake," from Old French perche "unit of linear measurement" (5 ...

What is the origin and meaning of the phrase 'a headless chicken'?

What is the origin and meaning of the phrase "the chickens come home to roost"? ... Etymology of chicken by etymonline. "young of the domestic hen ...

Why was Aeschylus (father of tragedy) called that, if, according to ...

Why was Aeschylus (father of tragedy) called that, if, according to etymonline, it essentially means "little ugly"? ... roost. Agamemnon's ...

Etymology of roach by etymonline

"cock, male of the domestic hen," 1772, agent noun from roost (v.); earlier roost cock, c. 1600, in sense of "the roosting bird." Said to ...

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The official, complete app of Douglas Harper's Online Etymology Dictionary, with useful features to help you understand the origins of words as well as ...

Etymology of rotisserie by etymonline

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

Etymology of cockerel by etymonline

"young domestic cock" (up to 1 year old), mid-15c. (late 12c. as a surname), apparently a diminutive of cock (n.1). Despite the form, no ...