Where does “räif” come from?

räif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German rīfi, from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.

räif (Luxembourgish): mature, ready

Definitions

  1. mature, ready

Ancestry of “räif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrīfiripe
2Proto-Germanicripi—
3Proto-Germanicrīpizripe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyb-to snatch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīpiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ripi →