Where does “risvin” come from?
risvin (Danish) comes from Danish ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
risvin (Danish): rice wine
Definitions
- rice wine
Ancestry of “risvin”, step by step
risvin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ris | rice; twig; brushwood |
| 2 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 4 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 5 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 6 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |