Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrīsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreys- (“to turn; bend; wind; shake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxriː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*hrīsą n

twig; sprig
bush

Inflection

Declension of *hrīsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrīsą	*hrīsō
vocative	*hrīsą	*hrīsō
accusative	*hrīsą	*hrīsō
genitive	hrīsas, hrīsis	*hrīsǫ̂
dative	*hrīsai	*hrīsamaz
instrumental	*hrīsō	*hrīsamiz

Related terms

*hrisjaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hrīs
- Old English: hrīs
  - Middle English: ris, rys
    - Scots: reise, rice
    - English: rise, rice
- Old Frisian: hrīs
  - Saterland Frisian: Riese, Ries
  - West Frisian: riis
- Old Saxon: hrīs
  - Middle Low German: rîs
    - German Low German: Ries
- Old Dutch: rīs (in placenames)
  - Middle Dutch: rijs
    - Dutch: rijs
- Old High German: hrīs, rīs
  - Middle High German: rīs
    - German: Reis
Old Norse: hrís
- Icelandic: hrís
- Faroese: rís
- Norwegian Bokmål: ris
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ris
- Old Swedish: rīs
  - Swedish: ris
- Danish: ris
→ Proto-Samic: *rissē (see there for further descendants)