Where does “ræv” come from?

ræv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse rauf, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

ræv (Norwegian Nynorsk): arse

Definitions

  1. arse

Ancestry of “ræv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseraufa gap, a rift, a hole
2Proto-Germanicraubōrift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →Every word from Old Norse rauf →