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Where does “ribbe” come from?

ribbe (Middle English) comes from Old English ribbe — hound's-tongue.

Ancestry of “ribbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishribbehound's-tongue

Words derived from “ribbe”

  • ribs
  • rib
  • rep
  • reps
  • ribbing
  • midrib
  • ribband
  • ribber
  • ribwort
  • ribby
  • ribless
  • riblike
  • ribgrass
  • riblet
  • ribroast
  • forerib
  • ribbingly
  • baldrib
  • rib-tickling
  • repmobile
  • reps
Every word from Old English ribbe →