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
Ancestry of “reif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rīfi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ripi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīpiz | ripe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |
Words derived from “reif”