Where does “revehi” come from?

revehi (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.

revehi (Norwegian Bokmål): fox hole

Definitions

  1. fox hole

Ancestry of “revehi”, step by step

revehi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreva fox; marijuana; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

via Norwegian Bokmål hi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Norse rif →