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Where does “arist” come from?

arist (English) comes from Middle English arist, from Old English ǣrist, from Proto-Germanic uzristiz, from Proto-Germanic uzrīsaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

arist (English): A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground,...

Definitions

  1. A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground,...

Ancestry of “arist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharist—
2Old Englishǣristrising, resurrection; arising, rising up,...
3Proto-Germanicuzristiza rising, rise
4Proto-Germanicuzrīsanąto rise, rise up, arise
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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