Where does “reisa” come from?

reisa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German reisen, 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.

reisa (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of reise; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of reise; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “reisa”, step by step

reisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German reisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanreisen—
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 “reisa”

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