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

Definitions

  1. rib; a truss

Ancestry of “rib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchribberib
2Old Dutchribba
3Proto-West Germanicribirib
4Proto-Germanicribjō

Words derived from “rib

Every word from Proto-Germanic ribjōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ribiEvery word from Old Dutch ribba
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