Where does “foss” come from?

foss (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk foss, from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

foss (Norwegian Bokmål): a waterfall

Definitions

  1. a waterfall

Ancestry of “foss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfossa waterfall
2Old Norseforsa waterfall
3Proto-Germanicfursazwaterfall, torrent
4Pre-Germanicpŕ̥sos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “foss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fursaz →