Where does “Rief” come from?

Rief (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German reba, from Proto-West Germanic *rebā — ivy; tendril, creeper.

Rief (Luxembourgish): vine, grapevine

Definitions

  1. vine, grapevine

Ancestry of “Rief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrebaa grape
2Proto-West Germanic*rebāivy; tendril, creeper
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rebā →Every word from Old High German reba →