Where does “ryse” come from?

ryse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic risiz, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

ryse (Norwegian Nynorsk): horrible, bad

Definitions

  1. horrible, bad

Ancestry of “ryse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorserisiA giant
2Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
3Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic risiz →