Where does “rask” come from?
rask (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rosk — litter, waste.
rask (Norwegian Bokmål): fast, quick, rapid; garbage, rubbish
Definitions
- fast, quick, rapid; garbage, rubbish
Ancestry of “rask”, step by step
rask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse rosk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rosk | litter, waste |
via Low German rasch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | rasch | — |