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Where does “rese” come from?

rese (English) comes from Middle English resen, from Old English hrisian, from Proto-Germanic hrisjaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- — to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

rese (English): to shake; quake; tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake; quake; tremble

Ancestry of “rese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishresen—
2Old EnglishhrisianAlternative form of hrissan
3Proto-Germanichrisjanąto shake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...
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