Where does “rif” come from?
rif (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rijf, from Old Dutch ref, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep-.
rif (Dutch): reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near...
Definitions
- reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near...
Ancestry of “rif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | rijf | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ref | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrif | womb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrefaz | body; torso; stomach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrep- | — |