Where does “riven” come from?

riven (Middle English) comes from Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

riven (Middle English): to rive

Definitions

  1. to rive

Ancestry of “riven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserífato tear apart; to tear, break; to pick, scratch,...
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “riven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from Old Norse rífa →
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