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
- To move, or appear to move, physically upwards...
Ancestry of “rise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | risen | — |
| 2 | Old English | rīsan | to rise; to seize, carry off |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *rīsan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
Words derived from “rise”