Where does “rise” come from?

Rise comes from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European rei-.

rise (English): To move, or appear to move, physically upwards...

Definitions

  1. To move, or appear to move, physically upwards...

Ancestry of “rise”, step by step

rise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English risen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrisento rise
2Old Englishrīsanto rise; to seize, carry off
3Proto-West Germanic*rīsanto scale; move vertically (either up or down)
4Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Middle English ris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishris—
2Old Englishhrīsbranch; twig
3Proto-Germanichrīsątwig; sprig; bush
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Words derived from “rise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →