Where does “russ” come from?
russ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
russ (Old Swedish): a horse
Ancestry of “russ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hross | horse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hursaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “russ”