Where does “Reismilch” come from?

Reismilch (German) comes from German Reis, from Middle High German rīs, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Reismilch (German): rice milk

Definitions

  1. rice milk

Ancestry of “Reismilch”, step by step

Reismilch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReisrice; shoot; plural of Real
2Middle High Germanrīs—
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

via German milch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilchmilk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →