Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “rask” come from?

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

rask (Norwegian Bokmål): fast, quick, rapid; garbage, rubbish

Definitions

  1. fast, quick, rapid; garbage, rubbish

Ancestry of “rask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserosklitter, waste

Words derived from “rask”

  • lynrask
Every word from Old Norse rosk →