Risen
/ˈrɪzən/noun
Past participle of rise, meaning having moved upward, emerged, or come into being.
Did you know?Its deepest root is PIE *ers-*, meaning “to rise” or “be elevated,” the same ancient source behind a whole family of words about standing up, height, and upward movement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ers-
“to rise, be elevated”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rīsaną
“to rise, move upward”
Old English
OE
rīsan
“to rise, get up, emerge”
Middle English
ME
risen
“past participle of rise”
Modern English
English
risen
“having risen; raised up or come into existence”