Where does “birespen” come from?

birespen (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch respen, from Proto-West Germanic rafsijan, from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Ancestry of “birespen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrespento scold, to reprimand
2Proto-West Germanicrafsijanto reproach; to blame
3Proto-Germanicrafsijanąto snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “birespen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rafsijan →