Etymology: Origin unknown. It is also not certain that quot. 1319 shows an English word at all.Although this Latin sentence may show a Middle English word (with the Middle English plural ending -es), it could equally show an Anglo-Norman one. It could also show a post-classical Latin word with nominative plural -es, although it is unlikely that a vernacular word would have been borrowed into post-classical Latin as a third declension i-stem of which ristes would represent the nominative (and accusative) plural. However, it cannot be entirely ruled out that this sentence shows the nominative plural of an otherwise unrecorded Latin word *ristis (of unknown origin).

Etymology: Probably the reflex of an unattested Old English noun *rist (compare the prefixed forms ǣrist arist n., ūprist uprist n.) < an ablaut variant (zero-grade) of the same Germanic base as rise v. + the Germanic base of -t suffix³ 1. Compare also sunrist n. Perhaps compare risse n.¹

Etymology: Perhaps spec. use of a variant of wrest n.¹ (compare wrest n.¹ 5a, and forms at that entry).

Etymology: < Old Icelandic, Icelandic rista to carve, to cut, slash (cognate with Old Swedish, Swedish rista, Old Danish rista (Danish riste)), a derivative (weak) formation < the same base as Old Icelandic rísta (strong verb) in the same meaning, perhaps < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit riṣ- to suffer damage, be harmed, Avestan riš- to suffer damage, and perhaps Old Church Slavonic rěšiti to untie, free.