Where does “rīs” come from?
rīs (Middle Low German) comes from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
Ancestry of “rīs”, step by step
rīs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French ris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 2 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 3 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Old Saxon hrīs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | hrīs | — |
| 2 | Old English | hrīs | branch; twig |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrīsą | twig; sprig; bush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreys- | to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;... |