Where does “rif” come from?

rif (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rif, from Middle Dutch rijf, from Old Dutch ref, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

rif (Afrikaans): reef

Definitions

  1. reef

Ancestry of “rif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrifreef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near...
2Middle Dutchrijf—
3Old Dutchrefstomach
4Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
5Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

Words derived from “rif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →