Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrīsą

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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxriː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*hrīsą n

twig; sprig
bush

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension 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

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: rīs
  - 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: ris
- Old Swedish: rīs
  - Swedish: ris
- Danish: ris