Where does “ripsu” come from?
ripsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib, from Old English ribb — to cover, to roof; rib.
ripsu (Finnish): fringe
Definitions
- fringe
Ancestry of “ripsu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 2 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 3 | German | Rips | — |
| 4 | French | reps | rep |
| 5 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 6 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 7 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 8 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |