Where does “ripa” come from?

ripa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse rjúpa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.

ripa (Swedish): ptarmigan

Definitions

  1. ptarmigan

Ancestry of “ripa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúpaptarmigan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar

Words derived from “ripa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg-