Where does “rebbiare” come from?

rebbiare (Italian) comes from Italian rebbio, from Old French rifler, from German riffeln, from German riffilōn, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rebbiare (Italian): to strike with a pitchfork

Definitions

  1. to strike with a pitchfork

Ancestry of “rebbiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrebbioprong (of a pitchfork), tine
2Old Frenchriflerto scrape off, tear off, flay; to plane, shave;...
3Germanriffelnto groove; to ripple
4Germanriffilōn—
5Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rebbiare”

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