Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “stepperev” come from?

stepperev (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.

stepperev (Norwegian Bokmål): corsac, corsac fox; Vulpes corsac; species of the...

Definitions

  1. corsac, corsac fox; Vulpes corsac; species of the...

Ancestry of “stepperev”, 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
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