Where does “רײַסיק” come from?

רײַסיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רײַסן, 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.

רײַסיק (Yiddish): stunning colour

Definitions

  1. stunning colour

Ancestry of “רײַסיק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרײַסןto tear, rip
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-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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