Where does “bergrijst” come from?
bergrijst (Dutch) comes from Dutch rijst, from Middle Dutch rijs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
bergrijst (Dutch): mountain rice
Ancestry of “bergrijst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | rijst | rice |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rijs | — |
| 3 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 4 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 5 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |