Where does “ryppen” come from?
ryppen (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic rupjaną, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.
ryppen (Middle English): to pluck
Definitions
- to pluck
Ancestry of “ryppen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rupjaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raupijaną | to pluck, rip, pull off |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | roub ~ reub- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reup | — |