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
Definitions
- rice; twig; brushwood
Ancestry of “rís”, step by step
rís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse rís
| 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 | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Old Norse hrís
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hrís | — |