Where does “raz” come from?

raz (French) comes from Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.

raz (French): current, race

Definitions

  1. current, race

Ancestry of “raz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
2Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēsō →Every word from Old Norse rás →