English word rise comes from Proto-Indo-European *rēy-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey-, and later Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (To rise. To scale; move vertically (either up or down).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *rēy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | thing; possession, to count, put in order, arrange, make comfortable, to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl |
| *h₁rey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *rīsaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To rise. To scale; move vertically (either up or down). |
| rīsan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| risan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To rise. |
| risen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| rise | English (en) | (figurative) To be resurrected.. (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.. (intransitive) To increase in value or standing.. (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.. (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.. (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's [...] |