Where does “ripe” come from?
ripe (Middle English) comes from Old English rīpe, from Proto-West Germanic rīpī, from Proto-Germanic rīpijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.
Ancestry of “ripe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | rīpe | ripe, mature |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | rīpī | ripe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīpijaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |
Words derived from “ripe”