Where does “rive” come from?
rive (Danish) comes from Old Norse hrífa, from Proto-Germanic hrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- — to scratch, to tear.
rive (Danish): rake; to grate; to scratch, tear, rip
Definitions
- rake; to grate; to scratch, tear, rip
Ancestry of “rive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hrífa | rake; to grip, snatch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrībaną | to scratch; to snatch, to grab |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreybʰ- | to scratch, to tear |
Words derived from “rive”