Rasen
See also: rasen
German edit
Etymology edit
From north-eastern Middle High German rase, probably from Middle Low German wrāse (“sod, turf”), though the two could also be cognate forms. Further origin presumably a variant of Middle Low German wāse, from Proto-Germanic *wasô, *waisǭ (“slime, muck”) which has been inherited as German Wasen.[1] The intermitting r might be due to influence from dialectal forms of Brodem (“haze, fume”), notably Bratten, Wraten, Frādem, Frātem, Frāsem.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Rasen m (strong, genitive Rasens, plural Rasen)
Declension edit
Declension of Rasen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Rasen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Wrasen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN