Where does “reif” come from?

reif (German) comes from Old High German rīfi, from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.

reif (German): ripe; mature

Definitions

  1. ripe; mature

Ancestry of “reif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrīfiripe
2Proto-Germanicripi—
3Proto-Germanicrīpizripe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyb-to snatch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīpiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ripi →
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