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English word origin

Etymology of arist

From Middle English arist, aristh, ærist, from Old English ǣrist (“getting up, rising, resurrection”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi, from Proto-Germanic *uzristiz (“a rising up”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.

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From Middle English arist, aristh, ærist, from Old English ǣrist (“getting up, rising, resurrection”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi, from Proto-Germanic *uzristiz (“a rising up”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”) + Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), equivalent to arise + -t. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “a rising up”). More at arise.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentionaristenm
  • Inherited-form mentionǣristang · getting up, rising, resurrection
  • Inherited-form mention*uʀristigmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*uzristizgem-pro · a rising up
  • Derivation mention*uzrīsanągem-pro · to rise up
  • Derivation mention*uz-gem-pro · up, out
  • Derivation mention*rīsanągem-pro · to rise
  • Word-formation componentariseen
  • Word-formation component-ten
  • Cognate mention𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃got · a rising up
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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