Where does “riffle” come from?

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

riffle (German): inflection of riffeln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of riffeln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “riffle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanriffelnto groove; to ripple
2Germanriffilōn—
3Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from German riffilōn →