Where does “påskris” come from?
påskris (Swedish) comes from Swedish ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
påskris (Swedish): bundled (birch) twigs (björkris), usually with dyed feathers (påskfjädrar), as an Easter decoration
Definitions
- bundled (birch) twigs (björkris), usually with dyed feathers (påskfjädrar), as an Easter decoration
Ancestry of “påskris”, step by step
påskris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ris | small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 4 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 5 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 6 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |