Where does “gjenreise” come from?
gjenreise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish genrejse, from Danish rejse, from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
gjenreise (Norwegian Bokmål): to rebuild, reconstruct, re-erect
Definitions
- to rebuild, reconstruct, re-erect
Ancestry of “gjenreise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | genrejse | to reconstruct, rebuild, restore a building etc |
| 2 | Danish | rejse | journey; trip; voyage, passage, crossing |
| 3 | German | reisen | to travel; to fall |
| 4 | Middle High German | reisen | to fall |
| 5 | Old High German | reisōn | to arise, set out, set out on a journey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 7 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |