Where does “rev” come from?

rev (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

rev (Norwegian Bokmål): a fox; marijuana; a reef

Definitions

  1. a fox; marijuana; a reef

Ancestry of “rev”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rev”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Norse rif →
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