Where does “rasskinn” come from?

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

rasskinn (Icelandic): buttock, butt-cheek

Definitions

  1. buttock, butt-cheek

Ancestry of “rasskinn”, step by step

rasskinn 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 kinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickinna cheek
2Old Norsekinncheek
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Old Norse ars →