Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “werp-”

65 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European werp- — including ribald, ribaldly, wrijven, ribaldish, riper, riper, wrijving, wriven.

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German (17)

French (6)

Italian (5)

English (4)

Dutch (4)

Old French (4)

Middle French (2)

Alemannic German (2)

Latin (2)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Crimean Tatar (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Latvian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Northern Sami (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)

Frankish (1)

Middle English (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Polish (1)

Occitan (1)

Low German (1)

Catalan (1)