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- — to scratch, carve.

Riss (German): fissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...

Definitions

  1. fissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...

Ancestry of “Riss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanriss—
2Old High Germanrizscoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;...
3Proto-Germanicwritizfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyd-to scratch, carve

Words derived from “Riss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic writiz →Every word from Old High German riz →