English
Ries
Ries comes from Middle Low German rīs ‘brushwood, twig’, and goes back to Old Saxon hrīs.
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200hrīs
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600rīs‘brushwood, twig’
- EnglishtodayRies
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200hrīs
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600rīs‘brushwood, twig’
- EnglishtodayRies
Every English word from Old Saxon hrīs
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Saxon hrīs / Ries