Where does “ribs” come from?
Ribs comes from Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ-, a root of uncertain meaning referring to a body part.
ribs (English): plural of rib; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of rib; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “ribs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 2 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 3 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
Words derived from “ribs”