An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Rießling
Rießling, masculine, ‘small white field-grape,’ Modern High German only; perhaps a derivative of Rieß, ‘Rhætia’ (Tyrol), so that Rießling is literally ‘Rhætian’ (wine).
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Rießling, masculine, ‘small white field-grape,’ Modern High German only; perhaps a derivative of Rieß, ‘Rhætia’ (Tyrol), so that Rießling is literally ‘Rhætian’ (wine).