Where does “rip” come from?
Rip comes from Old English ripan, related to Old English ribb and Proto-West Germanic ribi, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European reup meaning to tear or pull apart.
rip (English): A tear; A type of tide or current; A comical,...
Definitions
- A tear; A type of tide or current; A comical,...
Ancestry of “rip”, step by step