Where does “rass” come from?

rass (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rass, from Old Norse ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

rass (Icelandic): the buttocks, ass, arse, rump

Definitions

  1. the buttocks, ass, arse, rump

Ancestry of “rass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserassanus, posteriors
2Old Norsearsarse, anus
3Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “rass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Old Norse ars →