Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīpu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīpō.

Noun

*rīpu f

1. edge, shore

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rīpu
Genitive	*rīpā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rīpu	*rīpō
Accusative	*rīpā	*rīpā
Genitive	*rīpā	*rīpō
Dative	*rīpē	*rīpōm, *rīpum
Instrumental	*rīpu	*rīpōm, *rīpum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *rīpe
  • Saterland Frisian: rip, ripe
  • West Frisian: ryp
• Old Dutch: *rīp
  • Middle Dutch: *rip
    • Dutch: rijp
• Old High German: *rīfa
  • Middle High German: rīf