Where does “rasssæri” come from?

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

rasssæri (Icelandic): a sore of the buttocks, e.g. from heavy riding

Definitions

  1. a sore of the buttocks, e.g. from heavy riding

Ancestry of “rasssæri”, step by step

rasssæri 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 særi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsærioath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Old Norse ars →
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