Where does “rísta” come from?

rísta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyp- — to tear, tear down.

rísta (Old Norse): to cut, slash; to cut open; to cut, carve, grave...

Definitions

  1. to cut, slash; to cut open; to cut, carve, grave...

Ancestry of “rísta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyp-to tear, tear down

Words derived from “rísta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyp- →