Where does “ריזיק” come from?

ריזיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ריז, from Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, from Proto-West Germanic risi, from Proto-Germanic risiz, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

ריזיק (Yiddish): gigantic, huge, enormous

Definitions

  1. gigantic, huge, enormous

Ancestry of “ריזיק”, step by step

ריזיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ריז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishריזgiant
2Middle High Germanrise—
3Old High Germanrisogiant
4Proto-West Germanicrisigiant
5Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Yiddish ־יק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־יק-y, -ic
2Middle High German-ec—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic risiz →