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
- to feast
Ancestry of “ripailler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ripaille | feast; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | riper | to slip; to go away, to take off; to scrape |
| 3 | Middle French | riper | — |
| 4 | Old French | riper | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wrīban | to rub; to wipe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wrībaną | to rub; to wipe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werp- | to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |