Where does “ribaud” come from?

ribaud (Old French) comes from Old French riber, from Frankish rīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ribaud (Old French): scoundrel

Definitions

  1. scoundrel

Ancestry of “ribaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchriberto be licentious
2Frankishrībanto copulate, be in heat
3Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ribaud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →
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