Where does “Rëpp” come from?

Rëpp (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ribbi, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

Rëpp (Luxembourgish): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “Rëpp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanribbi—
2Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old High German ribbi →