Where does “rive” come from?

rive (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rive (Norwegian Bokmål): a rake; to grate + av; to scratch, tear, rip + av

Definitions

  1. a rake; to grate + av; to scratch, tear, rip + av

Ancestry of “rive”, 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 “rive”

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