Where does “Rippenfraktur” come from?

Rippenfraktur (German) comes from German rippe, from Middle High German rippe, from Old High German rippa, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

Rippenfraktur (German): rib fracture

Definitions

  1. rib fracture

Ancestry of “Rippenfraktur”, step by step

Rippenfraktur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanripperib
2Middle High Germanrippe—
3Old High Germanrippa—
4Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

via German Fraktur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrakturfracture; Fraktur, a traditional German subgroup...
2Latinfractūraa breach, fracture, cleft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old High German rippa →