Where does “rasc” come from?
rasc (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic raskuz, from Proto-Germanic raþskuz, from Proto-Indo-European rotskwos, from Proto-Indo-European ret- — to run, to roll; to run, roll.
Ancestry of “rasc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | raskuz | rapid, snell |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raþskuz | rash, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rotskwos | rapid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ret- | to run, to roll; to run, roll |
Words derived from “rasc”