Where does “rifsber” come from?

rifsber (Icelandic) comes from Old French rifs, from Danish ribs, from Latin Ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس, from Persian ریواس, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš.

rifsber (Icelandic): redcurrant

Definitions

  1. redcurrant

Ancestry of “rifsber”, step by step

rifsber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French rifs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrifs
2Danishribsredcurrant
3LatinRibescurrant
4ArabicرِيبَاسSyrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb
5Persianریواسrhubarb
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés

via Icelandic ber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicberbare; bare, naked; uncovered
2Old Norseberberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš