Where does “Risswunde” come from?

Risswunde (German) comes from German Riss, from Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic writiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- — to scratch, carve.

Risswunde (German): wound caused by tear skin or muscle tissue

Definitions

  1. wound caused by tear skin or muscle tissue

Ancestry of “Risswunde”, step by step

Risswunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Riss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRissfissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...
2Middle High Germanriss—
3Old High Germanrizscoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;...
4Proto-Germanicwritizfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyd-to scratch, carve

via German Wunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundesore, wound
2Middle High Germanwunde—
3Old High Germanwunta—
4Proto-Germanicwundōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic writiz →Every word from Old High German riz →