Rest

What “Rest” means

Noun

1. Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
2. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
3. Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
4. A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
5. A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")

Verb

1. To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
2. To come to a pause or an end; end.
3. To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
4. To put into a state of rest.
5. To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.

Noun

1. That which remains.
2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
3. A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

Verb

1. To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
2. To keep a certain way.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Middle English reste English rest From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, of uncertain origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest”) or *Hre(h₁)s- (“to flow, rush”). Cognate with West Frisian rêst (“rest”), Dutch rust (“rest”), German Rast (“rest”), Swedish rast (“rest”), Norwegian rest (“rest”), Icelandic röst (“rest”), Old Irish árus (“dwelling”), German Ruhe (“calm”), Albanian resht (“to stop, pause”), Welsh araf (“quiet, calm, gentle”), Lithuanian rovà (“calm”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rest, respite”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈 (aⁱrime, “calm, peaceful”), Sanskrit रमते (rámate, “he stays still, calms down”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 (rimis, “tranquility”). Related to roo.

From Middle English resten, from Old English restan, from Proto-West Germanic *rastijan (“to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”). Cognate with Dutch rusten (“to rest”), Middle Low German resten (“to rest”), German rasten (“to rest”), Danish raste (“to rest”), Swedish rasta (“to rest”).

From Middle English reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester (“to remain”), from Latin restō (“to stay back, stay behind”), from re- + stō (“to stand”). Replaced native Middle English lave (“rest, remainder”) (from Old English lāf (“remnant, remainder”)).

From Middle English resten, from Old French rester, from Latin restō.

Business name ideas with “Rest”

Industries where “Rest” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Bed and Breakfast
• Funeral Home
• Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
• Funeral Homes and Funeral Services