Rose etymology

English

English word rose comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey-, Proto-Indo-European *rey-, Proto-Indo-European *(a)rēy-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreys-, Old Italian riso, Italian riso (Laughter, laugh Rice.)

Etymology of rose

Detailed word origin of rose

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₁rey- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*rey- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to flow
*(a)rēy- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to regulate, count, to customise, regulate, order, count, add
*(s)kreys- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
riso Old Italian (it-oit)
riso Italian (it) Laughter, laugh Rice.
*hrīsą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Bush. Twig; sprig.
hrīs Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
hris Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) (in the plural, collectively) brushwood; shrubbery. Twig; branch.
ris Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
*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)
rys 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 [...]
rose English (en)

Words with the same origin as rose

Descendants of *h₁rey-

arise rise

Descendants of *rey-

arrive river

Descendants of riso

rice