Where does “rīfi” come from?

rīfi (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.

rīfi (Old High German): ripe

Definitions

  1. ripe

Ancestry of “rīfi”, step by step

rīfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ripi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicripi—
2Proto-Germanicrīpizripe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyb-to snatch

via Proto-Germanic rīpijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīpijaz—

Words derived from “rīfi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīpiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ripi →
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