Where does “rīfan” come from?

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

rīfan (Proto-West Germanic): to tear, to rend

Definitions

  1. to tear, to rend

Ancestry of “rīfan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rīfan”

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