English
ribwork
From rib + -work.
Formed from rib + -work
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- ‘arch, ceiling, cover’
Proto-Germanic *ribją ‘rib, reef’
Proto-West Germanic *ribi
Old English ribb
Middle English rib
English rib
Today it means
noun The use of ribs in architecture or construction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ribwork