Where does “ripi” come from?
ripi (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.
Ancestry of “ripi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rīpiz | ripe |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyb- | to snatch |