Where does “reisa” come from?

reisa (Faroese) comes from Middle Low German reisen, from Old Saxon reisa, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

reisa (Faroese): journey; time, times; to raise, to lever, to lift

Definitions

  1. journey; time, times; to raise, to lever, to lift

Ancestry of “reisa”, step by step

reisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German reisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanreisen—
2Old Saxonreisa—
3Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
4Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Old Norse reisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereisato raise
2Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
3Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raisō →Every word from Finnish raisu →