Ростовъ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Most probably related to Proto-Slavic *orstъ or a male name derived from it.

Proper noun

Ростовъ (Rostovŭ) m

  1. Rostov

Descendants
  • Russian: Ростов (Rostov)
  • → Old Norse: Ráðstofa, Rofstofa

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Ростов”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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