Where does “rífa” come from?

rífa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rífa (Old Norse): to tear apart; to tear, break; to pick, scratch,...

Definitions

  1. to tear apart; to tear, break; to pick, scratch,...

Ancestry of “rífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rífa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną