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Where does “reißen” come from?

reißen (German) comes from Middle High German rizen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

reißen (German): to tear ; to pull apart; to rip; to break; to...

Definitions

  1. to tear ; to pull apart; to rip; to break; to...

Ancestry of “reißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrizen—
2Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
3Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
4Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “reißen”

  • Reißnagel
  • Reißbrett
  • Reißwolf
  • losreißen
  • Reißzwecke
  • Reißverschluss
  • reißfest
  • entreißen
  • abreißen
  • рајсфершлус
  • rajsferšlus
  • rajzoló
  • rajzolók
  • rajzolok
  • rajzolta
  • rajzol
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