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
- redcurrant
Ancestry of “rifsber”, step by step
rifsber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French rifs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | rifs | — |
| 2 | Danish | ribs | redcurrant |
| 3 | Latin | Ribes | currant |
| 4 | Arabic | رِيبَاس | Syrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb |
| 5 | Persian | ریواس | rhubarb |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |
via Icelandic ber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ber | bare; bare, naked; uncovered |
| 2 | Old Norse | ber | berry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |