Where does “reyfa” come from?

reyfa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic raubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

reyfa (Old Norse): to tear

Definitions

  1. to tear

Ancestry of “reyfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubijanąto rob, steal, plunder; to break, tear off
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “reyfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubijaną →