reiben
German (Berlin)
/ˈʀaɪ̯bnˌ/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to rub; to chafe
- (transitive) to grate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German rīben inherited from Old High German rīban (rub) inherited from *wrīban inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (twist, turn, writhe, rub).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wrībaną
Gloss
twist, turn, writhe, rub
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ribald English
- ribaldish English
- ribaldly English
- ribaldry English
- Abreibung German
- Laut German
- Reibelaut German
- Reibung German
- Reibungskoeffizient German
- abreiben German
- auf German
- aufreiben German
- ein German
- einreiben German
- reibungslos German
- wund German
- wundreiben German
- zerreiben German
- aanwrijven Dutch, Flemish
- wrijven Dutch, Flemish
- wrijving Dutch, Flemish
- riper French
- *werp- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrībaną Proto-Germanic
- ribald Middle English
- riper Old French
- wriven Middle Dutch
- *(w)rīvan Old High German
- rīban Old High German
- vryf Afrikaans
- rīben Middle High German
- reiwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- riper Middle French
- *wrīban gmw-pro
- *wrīvan Old Dutch
- wrīvan Old Saxon
- *rīban Frankish
- rieve Central Franconian
- reive Hunsrik