Where does “jordras” come from?

jordras (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ras, from Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.

jordras (Norwegian Nynorsk): a landslide or landslip

Definitions

  1. a landslide or landslip

Ancestry of “jordras”, step by step

jordras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrasan avalanche, landslide, landslip
2Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
3Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush

via Norwegian Nynorsk jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjordearth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēsō →Every word from Old Norse rás →