Where does “rīven” come from?

rīven (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic rīfan, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Ancestry of “rīven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrīfanto tear, to rend
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rīven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rīfan →