Where does “rips” come from?
rips (Swedish) comes from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib, from Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic ribb, from Proto-Germanic ribją — to cover, to roof; rib.
Ancestry of “rips”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rips | — |
| 2 | French | reps | rep |
| 3 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 5 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 6 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |