Where does “רײַסיש” come from?

רײַסיש (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.

רײַסיש (Yiddish): Belarusian

Definitions

  1. Belarusian

Ancestry of “רײַסיש”, step by step

רײַסיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish רײַסן

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

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →Every word from Old High German rīzan →