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Where does “рисоваться” come from?

рисоваться (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.

рисоваться (Russian): to be silhouetted; to present itself; to pose, to...

Definitions

  1. to be silhouetted; to present itself; to pose, to...

Ancestry of “рисоваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрисова́ть—
2Polishrysowaćto draw, to sketch
3Middle High Germanrīzen—
4Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
5Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
6Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
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