Where does “Gitarrenriff” come from?

Gitarrenriff (German) comes from German Riff, from English riff, from Middle English rif, from Old English hrif, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

Gitarrenriff (German): guitar riff

Definitions

  1. guitar riff

Ancestry of “Gitarrenriff”, step by step

Gitarrenriff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Riff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRiffreef; riff
2EnglishriffA repeated instrumental melody line in a song; A...
3Middle Englishrif—
4Old Englishhrifbody; womb; belly
5Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
6Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

via German Gitarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitarreguitar
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة—
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →