Where does “sunrising” come from?
sunrising (English) comes from English rising, from English rise, from Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
sunrising (English): sunrise, daybreak
Definitions
- sunrise, daybreak
Ancestry of “sunrising”, step by step
sunrising traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rising
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rising | present participle of rise; Rebellion; The act of... |
| 2 | English | rise | To move, or appear to move, physically upwards... |
| 3 | Middle English | risen | to rise |
| 4 | Old English | rīsan | to rise; to seize, carry off |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rīsan | to scale; move vertically (either up or down) |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |