Where does “Sitzriese” come from?

Sitzriese (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.

Sitzriese (German): A person who appears much taller when they are...

Definitions

  1. A person who appears much taller when they are...

Ancestry of “Sitzriese”, step by step

Sitzriese 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 sitzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansitzento sit; to perch
2Middle High Germansitzento sit
3Old High Germansizzen—
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →