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Where does “ribba” come from?

ribba (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō.

Ancestry of “ribba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicribirib
2Proto-Germanicribjō—

Words derived from “ribba”

  • ribbenboog
  • rib
  • ribfluweel
  • kruisribgewelf
  • ribbenkast
  • ribbe
  • rebbe
Every word from Proto-Germanic ribjō →