Where does “Riss” come from?
Riss (German) comes from Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic writiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyd-.
Riss (German): fissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...
Definitions
- fissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...
Ancestry of “Riss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | riss | — |
| 2 | Old High German | riz | scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | writiz | fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyd- | — |
Words derived from “Riss”