Where does “ritzen” come from?
ritzen (German) comes from Middle High German ritzen, from Old High German rizzen, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic writiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyd-.
ritzen (German): to scratch; to cut
Ancestry of “ritzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ritzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rizzen | to scratch; tear; cut; incise |
| 3 | Old High German | riz | scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | writiz | fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyd- | — |
Words derived from “ritzen”