Where does “reviling” come from?
reviling (Middle English) comes from Old English rifeling, from Proto-Germanic hrifilingaz, from Proto-Germanic href-, from Proto-Indo-European kerwp-.
Ancestry of “reviling”, step by step
reviling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English rifeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rifeling | a kind of shoe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrifilingaz | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | href- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerwp- | — |
via Old English hrifeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hrifeling | a shoe or sandal of raw hide, a kind of shoe or... |