Where does “Ribb” come from?

Ribb (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rüebe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-Germanic rōbǭ.

Ribb (Luxembourgish): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “Ribb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrüebe—
2Old High Germanruobaturnip, rape; a number, multitude
3Proto-Germanicrōbǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōbǭ →Every word from Old High German ruoba →Every word from Middle High German rüebe →