Where does “rīpe” come from?
rīpe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rīpī, from Proto-Germanic rīpijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.
rīpe (Old English): ripe, mature
Ancestry of “rīpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | rīpī | ripe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rīpijaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |
Words derived from “rīpe”