Where does “rass” come from?
rass (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German rāze, from Esperanto razi, from English Rati, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rass (Bavarian): sharp, tangy
Definitions
- sharp, tangy
Ancestry of “rass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rāze | — |
| 2 | Esperanto | razi | to shave |
| 3 | English | Rati | The Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure |
| 4 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 5 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 6 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 7 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 8 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |