Where does “rįesa” come from?
rįesa (Elfdalian) comes from Swedish resa, from Old Swedish rēsa, from Old Norse reisa, from Proto-Germanic raizijaną, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
rįesa (Elfdalian): to travel; to wash, to cleanse
Definitions
- to travel; to wash, to cleanse
Ancestry of “rįesa”, step by step
rįesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish resa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | resa | a travel, a journey; a trip; to travel, be on a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rēsa | to raise, erect |
| 3 | Old Norse | reisa | to raise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raizijaną | to cause to rise; raise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
via Old Norse hreinsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hreinsa | to make clean, cleanse; to purge, clear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrainisōną | to clean, cleanse, purify |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrainiz | clean, not dirty; pure; innocent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | króy-n-is | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |