Where does “fors” come from?

fors (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fors, from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

fors (Swedish): a rapid; a waterfall

Definitions

  1. a rapid; a waterfall

Ancestry of “fors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishforstorrent, stream; waterfall
2Old Norseforsa waterfall
3Proto-Germanicfursazwaterfall, torrent
4Pre-Germanicpŕ̥sos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “fors”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fursaz →