English
Reff
Reff comes from German Reff ‘wooden frame’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreib-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kreib-reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050href
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ref
- Germanc. 1650–presentReff‘wooden frame’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kreib-reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050href
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ref
- Germanc. 1650–presentReff‘wooden frame’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreib-
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreib- / Reff