Where does “rás” come from?
rás (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.
rás (Old Norse): race, running; course, channel; company, host
Definitions
- race, running; course, channel; company, host
Ancestry of “rás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rēsō | a running; a course; a rush |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁s- | to flow, rush |