Where does “rīzan” come from?

rīzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

rīzan (Old High German): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “rīzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
2Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “rīzan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →
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