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Where does “ribi” come from?

ribi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ribjō.

ribi (Proto-West Germanic): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “ribi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicribjō—

Words derived from “ribi”

  • ribs
  • rib
  • rep
  • reps
  • ribbing
  • midrib
  • ribband
  • ribber
  • ribwort
  • ribby
  • ribless
  • riblike
  • ribgrass
  • riblet
  • ribroast
  • forerib
  • ribbingly
  • baldrib
  • rib-tickling
  • repmobile
  • reps
  • Kreuzrippengewölbe
  • Gerippe
  • rippenförmig
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