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Where does “ripailler” come from?

ripailler (French) comes from French ripaille, from French riper, from Middle French riper, from Old French riper, from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ripailler (French): to feast

Definitions

  1. to feast

Ancestry of “ripailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchripaillefeast; first-person singular present indicative...
2Frenchriperto slip; to go away, to take off; to scrape
3Middle Frenchriper—
4Old Frenchriper—
5Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
6Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ripailler”

  • ripaille
  • ripailler
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