Where does “risati” come from?

risati (Slovene) comes 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.

risati (Slovene): to draw

Definitions

  1. to draw

Ancestry of “risati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
2Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
3Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
4Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →Every word from Old High German rīzan →
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