Where does “þvagrás” come from?

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

þvagrás (Icelandic): urethra

Definitions

  1. urethra

Ancestry of “þvagrás”, step by step

þvagrás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrásrun, running; speed; flow
2Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
3Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush

via Icelandic þvag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþvagurine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēsō →Every word from Old Norse rás →