Where does “rejse” come from?

rejse (Danish) comes from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

rejse (Danish): journey; trip; voyage, passage, crossing

Definitions

  1. journey; trip; voyage, passage, crossing

Ancestry of “rejse”, step by step

rejse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German reisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreisento travel; to fall
2Middle High Germanreisento fall
3Old High Germanreisōnto arise, set out, set out on a journey
4Proto-West Germanic*raisōnto set out, depart, journey
5Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
6Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Old Danish rise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishrise—
2Old Norserísato rise; to come into existence, arise
3Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise

via Middle Low German reise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanreisetravel
2Old Saxonreisa—

Words derived from “rejse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raisō →Every word from Finnish raisu →