Where does “lynrask” come from?

lynrask (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rask, from Old Norse rosk — litter, waste.

lynrask (Norwegian Bokmål): lightning-quick, quick as lightning, quick as a...

Definitions

  1. lightning-quick, quick as lightning, quick as a...

Ancestry of “lynrask”, step by step

lynrask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålraskfast, quick, rapid; garbage, rubbish
2Old Norserosklitter, waste

via Norwegian Bokmål lyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållynlightning
Every word from Old Norse rosk →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål rask →