Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīfaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear).

Pronunciation

Verb

*rīfaną[1][2]

  1. to tear, rend

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rīfan
    • Old English: *rīfan
    • Old Frisian: rīva
  • Old Norse: rífa

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rīfan-~*rīpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rīfanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305