Where does “Korallenriff” come from?

Korallenriff (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.

Korallenriff (German): coral reef

Definitions

  1. coral reef

Ancestry of “Korallenriff”, step by step

Korallenriff 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 Koralle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKorallecoral
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep-