Where does “Ribbel” come from?

Ribbel (Rhine Franconian) comes from Dutch rib, from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch ribba, from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō.

Ancestry of “Ribbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchribrib; a truss
2Middle Dutchribberib
3Old Dutchribba—
4Proto-West Germanicribirib
5Proto-Germanicribjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ribjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ribi →Every word from Old Dutch ribba →