Where does “ribba” come from?

ribba (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō.

Ancestry of “ribba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicribirib
2Proto-Germanicribjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ribjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ribi →
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