Where does “rismark” come from?
rismark (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.
rismark (Norwegian Nynorsk): a paddy or rice paddy
Ancestry of “rismark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |