Where does “rijst” come from?

rijst (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rijs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

rijst (Dutch): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “rijst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rijst

Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš