Where does “רײַסערײַ” come from?

רײַסערײַ (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.

רײַסערײַ (Yiddish): an argument, conflict

Definitions

  1. an argument, conflict

Ancestry of “רײַסערײַ”, step by step

רײַסערײַ 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 ערײַ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishערײַ
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hrītanEvery word from Old High German rīzan