Where does “rippa” come from?

rippa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

Ancestry of “rippa”, step by step

rippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ribją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

via Proto-West Germanic ribi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicribirib
2Proto-Germanicribjō—

Words derived from “rippa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →