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Where does “rif” come from?

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

rif (Old Norse): rib, reef; reef

Definitions

  1. rib, reef; reef

Ancestry of “rif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rif”

  • rice
  • reef
  • riff
  • reefer
  • ricer
  • forereef
  • reefal
  • ricefield
  • nonrice
  • ricegrass
  • reefy
  • backreef
  • rijsttafel
  • ricelike
  • riceroot
  • ricebird
  • riffage
  • reeflike
  • riffy
  • ricemeal
  • riceless
  • ricegrower
  • reefpoint
  • ricefish
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