Where does “rip” come from?

rip (Tok Pisin) comes from English reef, from English riff, from Middle English rif, from Old English hrif, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

rip (Tok Pisin): reef

Definitions

  1. reef

Ancestry of “rip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreefA chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying...
2EnglishriffA repeated instrumental melody line in a song; A...
3Middle Englishrif—
4Old Englishhrifbody; womb; belly
5Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
6Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body

Words derived from “rip”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →