Where does “rijf” come from?

rijf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ref, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

Ancestry of “rijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrefstomach
2Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
3Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

Words derived from “rijf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →
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