Where does “rís” come from?
rís (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
rís (Faroese): rice; twig; brushwood
Ancestry of “rís”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 3 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 4 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 5 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |