Where does “Reife” come from?

Reife (German) comes from German Reif, 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.

Reife (German): ripeness, maturity; ripening, maturation; plural...

Definitions

  1. ripeness, maturity; ripening, maturation; plural...

Ancestry of “Reife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReifring; hoop; frost; hoar frost
2Middle High Germanreif—
3Old High Germanreifstrap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop
4Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
5Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “Reife”

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