Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear”).
Pronunciation[edit]
*rīfaną[1][2]
- to tear, rend
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of
*rīfaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rīfan-~*rīpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rīfanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305