Etymology of the English word rice
the English word
riceusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
Date
The earliest known usage of rice in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
rich,
ricebird,
ricey,
ricerCognates
Dutch
rijst, Dutch
rijs, Dutch
riem, Dutch
reus, English
reef, English
ream, French
rame, French
ris, French
riz, German
Reineke, German
Riegelhaube, German
Ries, German
Reis, Icelandic
hrísgrjón, Icelandic
hrís, Icelandic
rís, Icelandic
risi, Italian
riso, Italian
ramo, Italian
remo, Italian
risma, Lithuanian
ryžiai, Polish
ryż, Portuguese
riso, Portuguese
arroz, Portuguese
resma, Russian
pиc, Spanish
remo, Swedish
ris, Swedish
rese, Yiddish
rajzUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
