Where does “ryp” come from?
ryp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rijp, from Middle Dutch ripe, from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.
ryp (Afrikaans): ripe, mature
Ancestry of “ryp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rijp | ripe; hoarfrost |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ripe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ripi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīpiz | ripe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |