Where does “riippa” come from?

riippa (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German ribbe, from Old Saxon ribbi, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

Ancestry of “riippa”, step by step

riippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German ribbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanribberib, strip
2Old Saxonribbi—
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

via Finnish riippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
2Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang

Words derived from “riippa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Saxon ribbi →