Where does “ref” come from?

ref (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

ref (Old Dutch): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “ref”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
2Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

Words derived from “ref”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →