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· Proto-Germanic
*rīsaną
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*rīsaną
, most common first.
rise
To move upwards.
raise
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
arist
A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.