Where does “reyv” come from?
reyv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rauf, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.
reyv (Faroese): buttocks; anus; stern
Ancestry of “reyv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rauf | a gap, a rift, a hole |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |