Where does “lynrask” come from?

lynrask (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rask, from Low German rasch.

lynrask (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk rask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskraskfast, quick, rapid; rubbish, garbage
2Low Germanrasch—

via Norwegian Nynorsk lyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklynlightning
Every word from Low German rasch →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk rask →