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Where does “reisōn” come from?

reisōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

reisōn (Old High German): to arise, set out, set out on a journey

Definitions

  1. to arise, set out, set out on a journey

Ancestry of “reisōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*raisōn—
2Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
3Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

Words derived from “reisōn”

  • reise
  • Abreise
  • Reisender
  • reisend
  • verreisen
  • reisen
  • abreisend
  • abreisen
  • Durchreise
  • durchreisen
  • rajzovat
  • reisen
  • bereesen
  • reesen
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