Where does “riveling” come from?

riveling (Middle English) comes from Old English rifeling, from Proto-Germanic hrifilingaz, from Proto-Germanic href-, from Proto-Indo-European kerwp-.

Ancestry of “riveling”, step by step

riveling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English rifeling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrifelinga kind of shoe
2Proto-Germanichrifilingazshoe
3Proto-Germanichref-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerwp-—

via Middle English rivelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrivelento wrinkle
2Old Englishrifelan—
3Proto-Germanicribjōnąto wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil

Words derived from “riveling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic href- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrifilingaz →