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Where does “ris” come from?

ris (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic risą, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

ris (Icelandic): rising; attic, part of a house directly under the...

Definitions

  1. rising; attic, part of a house directly under the...

Ancestry of “ris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrisąrise, rising
2Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

Words derived from “ris”

  • rismál
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