Where does “sáðrás” come from?
sáðrás (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rás, from Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.
sáðrás (Icelandic): vas deferens
Ancestry of “sáðrás”, step by step
sáðrás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic rás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rás | run, running; speed; flow |
| 2 | Old Norse | rás | race, running; course, channel; company, host |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rēsō | a running; a course; a rush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁s- | to flow, rush |
via Icelandic sáð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sáð | seed, grain; semen; gerund active of sá meaning... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sáð | seed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |