Where does “ris” come from?

ris (Old Dutch) comes from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic hrīsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- — to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

ris (Old Dutch): twig, branch

Definitions

  1. twig, branch

Ancestry of “ris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīsbranch; twig
2Proto-Germanichrīsątwig; sprig; bush
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Words derived from “ris”

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