Where does “rif” come from?

rif (Middle English) comes from Old English hrif, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

Ancestry of “rif”, step by step

rif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hrif

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

via Old Norse rif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
2Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

Words derived from “rif”

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