Where does “riffeln” come from?

riffeln (German) comes from German riffilōn, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

riffeln (German): to groove; to ripple

Definitions

  1. to groove; to ripple

Ancestry of “riffeln”, step by step

riffeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German riffilōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanriffilōn—
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Old High German riffilōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanriffilōnto ripple, remove seeds from flax
2Old High Germanriffilaripple
3Proto-Germanicripilō—

Words derived from “riffeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from German riffilōn →