Where does “Rissa” come from?

Rissa (Translingual) comes from Icelandic Ríta, from Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Rissa (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Rissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicRítablack-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
2Old Norserítato score, log, outline
3Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →