Proto-Germanic: *xrōta-n, ? *xrēt=, *xrōsta-z
Meaning: roof, wooden framework
Gothic: hrōt n. (a) `roof, house'
Old Norse: hrōt n. (poet.) `Dach, Dachraum', NIsl rōt f. `ruimte onder de dakbalken'
Norwegian: rōt `das innere Dach, Dachraum'
Swedish: dial. rōt `Latte'
Old English: hrōst, -es m. `wooden framework'
English: roost; scot. roost `dakregaamte'
Old Saxon: hrōst `Sparrenwerk des Daches'
Middle Dutch: roest m., n. `verhemelte'
Dutch: roest m. `Hühnerstange, Hühnerleiter'
Middle High German: rāʒ st. n., rāʒe st./wk. f. 'honigwabe; scheiterhaufen'
