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- — body.

rif (Dutch): reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near...

Definitions

  1. reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near...

Ancestry of “rif”, step by step

rif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch rijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrijf—
2Old Dutchrefstomach
3Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
4Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

via Old Norse rif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
2Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

Words derived from “rif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →