Where does “reise” come from?

reise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German reise, from Old Saxon reisa, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

reise (Norwegian Bokmål): journey; trip; to travel

Definitions

  1. journey; trip; to travel

Ancestry of “reise”, step by step

reise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German reise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanreisetravel
2Old Saxonreisa—
3Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
4Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Old Norse reisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereisato raise
2Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
3Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise

Words derived from “reise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raisō →Every word from Finnish raisu →
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