Where does “Zeitreisender” come from?

Zeitreisender (German) comes from German Reisender, from German reisend, from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

Zeitreisender (German): time-traveller

Definitions

  1. time-traveller

Ancestry of “Zeitreisender”, step by step

Zeitreisender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reisender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReisendertourist; traveller, voyager; genitive singular of...
2Germanreisendpresent participle of reisen; traveling
3Germanreisento travel; to fall
4Middle High Germanreisento fall
5Old High Germanreisōnto arise, set out, set out on a journey
6Proto-West Germanic*raisōnto set out, depart, journey
7Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
8Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raisō →Every word from Finnish raisu →