Where does “rijstkorrel” come from?

rijstkorrel (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.

rijstkorrel (Dutch): grain of rice

Definitions

  1. grain of rice

Ancestry of “rijstkorrel”, step by step

rijstkorrel 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 korrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkorrela grain, a pellet
2Middle Dutchcorle—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →