The story
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*rīks“ruler”
- English todayReiff
From the German surname, from Middle High German Reif (“barrel hoop, cord”). Also derived from the Germanic name Richfrit, from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“ruler”) + *friþuz (“peace”). As a Jewish surname, from German reif (“mature”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Germanic*rīks all →
richericOberon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.