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Where does “rīpī” come from?

rīpī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rīpijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.

rīpī (Proto-West Germanic): ripe

Definitions

  1. ripe

Ancestry of “rīpī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīpijaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyb-to snatch

Words derived from “rīpī”

  • ripe
  • overripe
  • rype
  • ripely
  • underripe
  • overripeness
  • firstripe
  • ultraripe
  • underripeness
  • nonripe
  • under-ripe
  • rijpen
  • ripe
  • rype
  • rīpe
  • ripen
  • rifi
  • rīpon
  • rīpēn
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