Where does “hrif” come from?

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

hrif (Old English): body; womb; belly

Definitions

  1. body; womb; belly

Ancestry of “hrif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hrif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →