Where does “Reibung” come from?

Reibung (German) comes from German reiben, from Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, 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.

Reibung (German): friction

Definitions

  1. friction

Ancestry of “Reibung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreibento rub; to chafe; to grate
2Middle High Germanrīben—
3Old High Germanrībanto rub
4Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
5Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Reibung”

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