Proto-Germanic

*rīfaną

‘to tear, scratch’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną, most familiar first.

• taser ← rifle ← riflen ← rifler ← *rīffilōn
• rive ← riven ← rífa

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rīfaną