Where does “Reiswaffel” come from?

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

Reiswaffel (German): rice cake

Definitions

  1. rice cake

Ancestry of “Reiswaffel”, step by step

Reiswaffel 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 Waffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaffelwaffle, wafer
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →