Where does “rivier” come from?

rivier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rivier (Dutch): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “rivier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
2Old Frenchriviereriver
3Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
4Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “rivier”

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