Where does “Ries” come from?

Ries (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German rêse, from Old Saxon *risi, from Proto-West Germanic risi, from Proto-Germanic risiz, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

Ries (Plautdietsch): giant, monster

Definitions

  1. giant, monster

Ancestry of “Ries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrêse—
2Old Saxon*risi—
3Proto-West Germanicrisigiant
4Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-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 →
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