Where does “metrev” come from?

metrev (Swedish) comes from Swedish rev, from Old Swedish rif, from Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

metrev (Swedish): a fishing line

Definitions

  1. a fishing line

Ancestry of “metrev”, step by step

metrev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishreva fishing line; a reef; rocks close to the water...
2Old Swedishrifrib
3Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
4Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

via Swedish meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmetato angle for fish
2Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Norse rif →