Proto-Germanic
*ribją
‘rib, reef’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *ribją.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *ribją, most familiar first.
- reef ← rif ← rif
- rib ← ribb ← *ribi
- ribspare ← ribbesper ← ribbespêr ← ribbi
- sparerib ← ribbesper ← ribbespêr ← ribbi
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *ribją