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Where does “arise” come from?

Arise comes from Middle English arisen, from Old English ārīsan, from Proto-Germanic uzrīsaną and rīsaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European úd meaning "up."

arise (English): To come up from a lower to a higher position; To...

Definitions

  1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; To...

Ancestry of “arise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharisenarise
2Old Englishārīsanto arise, get up; rise; spring from, originate;...
3Proto-Germanicuzrīsanąto rise, rise up, arise
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “arise”

  • arisen
  • ariseth
  • unarisen
  • rearise
  • arisest
  • arising
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