Where does “Reif” come from?

Reif (German) comes from Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif, from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

Reif (German): ring; hoop; frost; hoar frost

Definitions

  1. ring; hoop; frost; hoar frost

Ancestry of “Reif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanreif—
2Old High Germanreifstrap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop
3Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
4Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “Reif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raip →