Where does “ritz” come from?
ritz (English) comes from English ritzy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ritz (English): A display of ostentatious elegance; To behave in...
Definitions
- A display of ostentatious elegance; To behave in...
Ancestry of “ritz”, step by step
ritz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ritzy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ritzy | Elegant and luxurious |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via German ritz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ritz | singular imperative of ritzen |
| 2 | German | ritzen | to scratch; to cut |
| 3 | Middle High German | ritzen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rizzen | to scratch; tear; cut; incise |
| 5 | Old High German | riz | scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | writiz | fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyd- | to scratch, carve |