Where does “reve” come from?

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

reve (Norwegian Bokmål): to reef

Definitions

  1. to reef

Ancestry of “reve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreva fox; marijuana; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Norse rif →