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 (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)

Definitions

  1. to tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)

Ancestry of “reißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrizento tear, rend, rip
2Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
3Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
4Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →Every word from Old High German rīzan →