Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/risiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise; arise”) and possibly *wers- (“to be high; raised area”), also possibly *wris- (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈri.siz/

Noun

*risiz m

Something large; a giant

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *risiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*risiz	*risīz
vocative	*risi	*risīz
accusative	*risį	*risinz
genitive	*risīz	*risjǫ̂
dative	*risī	*risimaz
instrumental	*risī	*risimiz

Synonyms

Descendants

Old Frisian: *rise
- Saterland Frisian: Riese
- West Frisian: riis
Old Saxon: *risi; *risio
- Middle Low German: rēse
  - German Low German: Ries
Old Dutch: *risi
- Middle Dutch: rese, rose, ruese
  - Dutch: reus
    - Afrikaans: reus
    - West Frisian: reus
Old High German: risi; riso
- Middle High German: rise
  - German: Riese
  - Luxembourgish: Ris
Old Norse: risi
- Icelandic: risi
- Faroese: risi
- Norwegian: rise
- Old Swedish: rise
  - Swedish: rese
- Danish: rise

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