Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “upraiser” come from?

upraiser (English) comes from English upraise, from English raise, from Middle English reysen, from Middle Dutch reisen, from Old Dutch reison, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

upraiser (English): One who upraises something

Definitions

  1. One who upraises something

Ancestry of “upraiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupraiseTo raise something up; to elevate; To move...
2EnglishraiseTo cause to rise; to lift or elevate; To create,...
3Middle EnglishreysenTo enter into service for a foreign military...
4Middle Dutchreisento travel, to go on a journey; to go on a ...
5Old Dutchreison—
6Proto-West Germanic*raisōn—
7Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
8Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →