Etymology

rivel

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Today it means: To shrivel, wrinkle (up). Full definition →

Middle English rivelen ← Old English rifelan ← Proto-Germanic *ribjōną
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rivel · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*ribjōną“to wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil”
  2. Old English · inherited fromrifelan
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrivelen
  4. English todayrivel

From Middle English rivelen, from Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”), from a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *ribjōną (“to wrap; wind; roll; twist; coil”), equivalent to rive + -el (frequentative suffix). Related to Old Norse rifja (“to rake (hay) into rows or furrows”).

rivel · noun2

  1. Rhine Franconian · derived fromRiwwel
  2. English todayrivel

Probably from (Pennsylvania German, from) Palatine Rhine Franconian Riwwel, Ribbel, Riebel (compare Volga German Rievel, Ribel, Riebel).

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