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

Definitions

  1. mountain rice

Ancestry of “bergrijst”, step by step

bergrijst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rijst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrijstrice
2Middle Dutchrijs—
3Old Frenchrisreef
4Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
5Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
6Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
7Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →