risi

Icelandic

/ˈrɪːsɪ/

noun

Definitions

a giant

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse risi (giant) inherited from Proto-Germanic *risiz (giant).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*risiz

Gloss

giant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Riese German
rise Norwegian Bokmål
*risiz Proto-Germanic
rise Norwegian Nynorsk
bergrisi Old Norse
risi Old Norse
eðla Icelandic
risaeðla Icelandic
riso Old High German
risi Faroese
Ris Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*risi gmw-pro
*riso Old Dutch