Where does “ripgut fence” come from?

ripgut fence (English) comes from English rip, from Middle English rippen, from Middle English ryppen, from Proto-Germanic rupjaną, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

ripgut fence (English): A type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of...

Definitions

  1. A type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of...

Ancestry of “ripgut fence”, step by step

ripgut fence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishripA tear; A type of tide or current; A comical,...
2Middle Englishrippen—
3Middle Englishryppento pluck
4Proto-Germanicrupjaną—
5Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—

via English gut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgutThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...
2Middle EnglishgutAlternative form of gutte
3Old Englishguttgut, entrail
4Proto-Germanicgut-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →Every word from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raupijaną →