Where does “rijsttafel” come from?

rijsttafel (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.

rijsttafel (Dutch): A rijsttafel, an elaborate meal or banquet with...

Definitions

A rijsttafel, an elaborate meal or banquet with...

Ancestry of “rijsttafel”, step by step

rijsttafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rijst

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
6	Ancient Greek	ὄρυζα	rice
7	Proto-Iranian	*wrinǰiš	—

via Dutch tafel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	tafel	table; meal, spread on table; multiplication...
2	Middle Dutch	tâfele	table (flat surface with legs)
3	Old Dutch	tavala	plank
4	Latin	tabula	tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5	Proto-Italic	*taðlā	board

Words derived from “rijsttafel”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →