German ritzen

← English rit (mention)

← Middle English ritten (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *writtōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *hrītaną (mention)

← Middle High German ritzen (inherited)

← Middle High German *rizzen (mention)

← Old High German rizzōn (inherited)

← Old High German rezzōn (mention)

← Old High German riz (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂- (derived)

→ English write (cognate)

→ English rit (cognate)

→ German zerritzen (prefix)