Where does “risch” come from?

risch (Romansch) comes from Latin radix, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

risch (Romansch): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “risch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinradixA root; A radish; The lower part of an object;...
2Proto-Italicwrād-ī-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrād-ī- →Every word from Latin radix →
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