resht

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rresht

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rašta, from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“to be still, rest”). Compare Gothic rasta (“mile”), Old English ræst (“rest, quiet”).

Verb

resht (aorist reshta, participle reshtur)

1. to keep away, give a direction
2. to secure with a fence
3. to make stop, cease, rest

Derived terms

• reshtje
• reshte