Where does “Ries” come from?

Ries (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German rîs, from Old Saxon hrīs, from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic hrīsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- — to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Ries (German Low German): twig; shoot; sprout; panicle

Definitions

  1. twig; shoot; sprout; panicle

Ancestry of “Ries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrîs—
2Old Saxonhrīs—
3Old Englishhrīsbranch; twig
4Proto-Germanichrīsątwig; sprig; bush
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīsą →Every word from Old English hrīs →
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