Where does “ryva” come from?

ryva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse rjúfa, from Proto-Germanic reufaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hréwpt, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

ryva (Old Swedish): to tear apart

Definitions

  1. to tear apart

Ancestry of “ryva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúfato break a hole in, break; to break, violate; to...
2Proto-Germanicreufanąto tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréwptto break
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréwpt →