Where does “Reisebericht” come from?

Reisebericht (German) comes from German reise, from Middle High German reise, from Old High German reisa, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

Reisebericht (German): travelogue, travel writing

Definitions

  1. travelogue, travel writing

Ancestry of “Reisebericht”, step by step

Reisebericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreiseinflection of reisen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanreisewar expedition
3Old High Germanreisaa setting out, expedtion, journey
4Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
5Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via German bericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberichtreport, account, news story
2Middle High Germanberiht
3Middle High Germanberihtento put in order; to instruct, to lecture
4Old High Germanbirihtento straighten out, make tidy; to make correct
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey-Every word from Proto-Germanic raisōEvery word from Finnish raisu