Where does “rijs” come from?
rijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rijs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
rijs (Dutch): A young twig or branch; A bundle of twigs; a...
Definitions
- A young twig or branch; A bundle of twigs; a...
Ancestry of “rijs”, step by step
rijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch rijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rijs | — |
| 2 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 3 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 4 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Dutch rijzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rijzen | to rise |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | risen | to rise, to go up; to arise, to appear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rīsan | to rise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rīsan | to scale; move vertically (either up or down) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |