Where does “ריטשקע” come from?

ריטשקע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian рі́чка, from Ukrainian ріка, from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ריטשקע (Yiddish): creek

Definitions

  1. creek

Ancestry of “ריטשקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрі́чкаriver
2Ukrainianрікаriver
3Proto-Slavicrěkariver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěka →