Where does “rebbe” come from?

rebbe (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch ribba, from Proto-West Germanic ribi, from Proto-Germanic ribjō.

rebbe (West Flemish): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “rebbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchribberib
2Old Dutchribba—
3Proto-West Germanicribirib
4Proto-Germanicribjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ribjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ribi →Every word from Old Dutch ribba →