Where does “ras” come from?

ras (Swedish) comes from Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic rēsō, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- — to flow, rush.

ras (Swedish): a race; a collapse; a mudslide

Definitions

  1. a race; a collapse; a mudslide

Ancestry of “ras”, step by step

ras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse rás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
2Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush

via Swedish rasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrasato collapse; to break down; to cease working; to...
2Old Norserasato rush

Words derived from “ras”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁s- →