English
Ripper
Ripper comes from Middle English ripier ‘basket’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrepazreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hrip
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ripier‘basket’
- EnglishtodayRipper
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hrepazreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hrip
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ripier‘basket’
- EnglishtodayRipper
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to bend’
short, across, share, card, cross, screen, score, cancer, shirt, circle, circuit, crucial, curve, scare, circus, circulation, skirt, carnival, curb, scar, cancellation, scrutiny, crest, circa, shrine, corona, shear, scorpion, shred, carnage, incarceration, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, corolla, scorn, shrewd, crux, shard, carnal, 120 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / Ripper