Where does “rieve” come from?

rieve (Central Franconian) comes from Middle Dutch wriven, from Old Dutch wrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rieve (Central Franconian): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “rieve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwrivento rub
2Old Dutchwrīvanto rub
3Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
4Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rieve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →