Where does “risa” come from?
risa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
risa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to rise, stand up, get up; to spank; plural...
Definitions
- to rise, stand up, get up; to spank; plural...
Ancestry of “risa”, step by step
risa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ris | rice; a bundle of sticks or twigs; a spanking |
| 2 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 4 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 5 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 6 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |