Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ribją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *h₁rebʰ- (“arch; vault; cover; ceiling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriβ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*ribją n

(anatomy) rib
reef

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ribją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ribją	*ribjō
vocative	*ribją	*ribjō
accusative	*ribją	*ribjō
genitive	ribjas, ribis	*ribjǫ̂
dative	*ribjai	*ribjamaz
instrumental	*ribjō	*ribjamiz

Descendants

Old English: ribb, rib
- Middle English: ribbe, rib
  - Scots: rib
  - English: rib
Old Frisian: ribb, rebb, rib, reb
- North Frisian: robb, rabb
- Saterland Frisian: Ribbe
- West Frisian: ribbe
Old Saxon: ribbi
- Middle Low German: ribbe, rebbe
  - German Low German: Ribbe, Ribb
  - Low German: Ribbe
  - → Danish: rib
  - → Norwegian: ribbe
  - → Swedish: ribba
  - → Westrobothnian: rebb
Old Dutch: *ribbi
- Middle Dutch: ribbe, rebbe
  - Dutch: ribbe, rib
Old High German: ribi, ribbi, rippi; ribba, rippa
- Middle High German: ribbe, ribe, rippe
  - German: Rippe; Riebe (obsolete)
  - Luxembourgish: Rëpp
  - Vilamovian: rejw
  - Yiddish: ריפּ‎ (rip)
Old Norse: rif
- Icelandic: rif
- Faroese: riv
- Norwegian: riv
- Old Swedish: rif
  - Swedish: ref, rev; revben
- Old Danish: riv, rev
- Westrobothnian: ref, räf
- → Middle English: rif
  - Scots: rif, riv
  - English: riff, reef
- → Middle Low German: rif, ref
  - Low German: Riff, Reff
  - → German: Riff
- → Middle Dutch: rif
  - Dutch: rif
Suevic: *rippja
- → Galician: ripa

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