Where does “reif” come from?

reif (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

reif (Old High German): strap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop

Definitions

  1. strap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop

Ancestry of “reif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
2Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “reif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raip →