Where does “rib” come from?
rib (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch ribba, from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō.
rib (Dutch): rib; a truss
Ancestry of “rib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ribbe | rib |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ribba | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ribi | rib |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ribjō | — |