Where does “Rief” come from?
Rief (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German reba, from Proto-West Germanic *rebā.
Rief (Luxembourgish): vine, grapevine
Ancestry of “Rief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | reba | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *rebā | — |