Where does “rifla” come from?

rifla (Swedish) comes from Low German riffel, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Ancestry of “rifla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanriffel
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rifla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīfanąEvery word from Low German riffel
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