Where does “ribba” come from?

ribba (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German ribbe, from Old Saxon ribbi, from Proto-Germanic ribją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

ribba (Swedish): a bar, a crossbar

Definitions

  1. a bar, a crossbar

Ancestry of “ribba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanribberib, strip
2Old Saxonribbi—
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib

Words derived from “ribba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ribją →Every word from Old Saxon ribbi →