Where does “Riesenslalom” come from?

Riesenslalom (German) comes from German Riese, from Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, from Proto-West Germanic risi, from Proto-Germanic risiz, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

Riesenslalom (German): giant slalom

Definitions

  1. giant slalom

Ancestry of “Riesenslalom”, step by step

Riesenslalom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Riese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRiesegiant
2Middle High Germanrise—
3Old High Germanrisogiant
4Proto-West Germanicrisigiant
5Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via German Slalom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSlalomslalom
2Norwegian Bokmålslalåmslalom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic risiz →