Where does “rás” come from?

rás (Irish) comes from Middle English ras, from Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.

rás (Irish): race

Definitions

  1. race

Ancestry of “rás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishras—
2Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
3Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush

Words derived from “rás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēsō →Every word from Old Norse rás →