Where does “rivier” come from?

rivier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rivier, from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rivier (Afrikaans): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “rivier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrivierriver
2Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
3Old Frenchriviereriver
4Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
5Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
6Latinrīpabank (of a river)
7Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “rivier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →