Where does “riper” come from?

riper (French) comes 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.

riper (French): to slip; to go away, to take off; to scrape

Definitions

  1. to slip; to go away, to take off; to scrape

Ancestry of “riper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchriper—
2Old Frenchriper—
3Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
4Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “riper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →