Where does “rīfilōn” come from?

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

rīfilōn (Proto-West Germanic): to scrape, scratch

Definitions

  1. to scrape, scratch

Ancestry of “rīfilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīfilōnąto scrape, scratch, graze
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfilōną →