Where does “raise” come from?
Raise comes from Old Norse hreysi, which derives from Middle Dutch reisen, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European rei- with the suffix -eh₂.
raise (English): To cause to rise; to lift or elevate; To create,...
Definitions
- To cause to rise; to lift or elevate; To create,...
Ancestry of “raise”, step by step
raise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English reysen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | reysen | To enter into service for a foreign military... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | reisen | to travel, to go on a journey |
| 3 | Old Dutch | reison | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 5 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |