Where does “обрисова́ть” come from?
обрисова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian рисова́ть, from Polish rysować, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.
обрисова́ть (Russian): to outline
Definitions
- to outline
Ancestry of “обрисова́ть”, step by step
обрисова́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian рисова́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рисова́ть | to draw, to design |
| 2 | Polish | rysować | to draw, to sketch |
| 3 | Middle High German | rīzen | to tear, rend, rip |
| 4 | Old High German | rīzan | to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrītan | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrītaną | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |