Where does “rass” come from?

rass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse rass, from Old Norse ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

rass (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; buttocks, arse

Definitions

  1. <br>; buttocks, arse

Ancestry of “rass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserassanus, posteriors
2Old Norsearsarse, anus
3Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Old Norse ars →
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