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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*ribją

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *ribją, most common first.

reefA chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
ribAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
ribspareSparerib.
spareribA cut of meat including the rib bones.