Where does “riffilōn” come from?

riffilōn (Old High German) comes from Old High German riffila, from Proto-Germanic ripilō.

riffilōn (Old High German): to ripple, remove seeds from flax

Definitions

  1. to ripple, remove seeds from flax

Ancestry of “riffilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanriffilaripple
2Proto-Germanicripilō—

Words derived from “riffilōn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ripilō →Every word from Old High German riffila →