Where does “rassgat” come from?

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

rassgat (Icelandic): asshole, (UK) arsehole

Definitions

  1. asshole, (UK) arsehole

Ancestry of “rassgat”, step by step

rassgat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrassthe buttocks, ass, arse, rump
2Old Norserassanus, posteriors
3Old Norsearsarse, anus
4Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

via Icelandic gát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgátwatchfulness, attention; caution
2Old Norsegathole, opening
3Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Old Norse ars →