1. Etymology of the English word reef
the English word
reefderived from the Middle Dutch word
refderived from the Old Norse word
rifderived from the Middle Dutch word
rifDerivations in English
reeffish,
reefed,
reefingCognates
Dutch
rijst, Dutch
rijs, Dutch
riem, Dutch
reus, English
rice, English
ream, French
rame, French
ris, French
riz, German
Reineke, German
Riegelhaube, German
Ries, German
Reis, Icelandic
hrísgrjón, Icelandic
hrís, Icelandic
rís, Icelandic
risi, Italian
riso, Italian
ramo, Italian
remo, Italian
risma, Lithuanian
ryžiai, Polish
ryż, Portuguese
riso, Portuguese
arroz, Portuguese
resma, Russian
pиc, Spanish
remo, Swedish
ris, Swedish
rese, Yiddish
rajzUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word reef
derived from the English word
reefderived from the Middle Dutch word
rifDerivations in English
reeferUsage
Word found in Modern English
