Etymology of the English word risk
the English word
riskderived from the French word
risquederived from the Italian word
riscoderived from the Italian word
rischiarederived from the Italian word
risicarederived from the Italian word
risicounknown etymology
Date
The earliest known usage of risk in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
risktaker,
risky,
risked,
riskingCognates
Dutch
risico, French
risque, German
Risiko, Italian
risico, Lithuanian
rizika, Norwegian
risiko, Polish
ryzyko, Russian
pиcк, Swedish
riskUsage
Word found in Modern English
