Where does “rȧjf” come from?

rȧjf (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German rīfi, from Proto-Germanic ripi, from Proto-Germanic rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- — to snatch.

rȧjf (Vilamovian): hoarfrost

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost

Ancestry of “rȧjf”, step by step

rȧjf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German rīfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrīfiripe
2Proto-Germanicripi—
3Proto-Germanicrīpizripe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyb-to snatch

via Middle High German rīf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīpiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ripi →