Where does “ripe” come from?
ripe (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.
Ancestry of “ripe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ripi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rīpiz | ripe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |
Words derived from “ripe”