rift etymology

Etymology

• Old English rift, "rent, crack, fissure"
• Proto-Germanic riftiz, meaning "a tear, rip, or break"
• Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-, meaning "to tear, break"

Meaning

• A deep, narrow opening or fissure in the earth's crust.
• A split, division, or breach.
• A discordance or disagreement.

Origin

The word "rift" has been in use in English since at least the 12th century. It is related to the German word "Riss" and the Dutch word "rift," all of which have similar meanings. The ultimate origin of the word is the Proto-Indo-European root h₁rep-, which means "to tear" or "break."

Examples of usage:

• The earthquake caused a huge rift in the ground.
• There is a deep rift between the two political parties.
• The couple had a major rift after the argument.

rift relate terms

• rive

  Etymology Old French rive Latin ripa bank shore Meaning The boundary or edg

• riparian

  Etymology Latin ripa meaning riverbank ian suffix indicating pertaining to Me

• riven

  Etymology and Origin of the Word Riven Etymology Old English rifen meaning to s

• rive

  Etymology Old French rive Latin ripa bank shore Meaning The boundary or edg

• riparian

  Etymology Latin ripa meaning riverbank ian suffix indicating pertaining to Me

• riven

  Etymology and Origin of the Word Riven Etymology Old English rifen meaning to s

• rift

  Etymology Old English rift rent crack fissure Proto Germanic riftiz meaning a tea

• rupture

  Etymology The word rupture originates from the Latin word ruptura which means a br

• breach

  Etymology Old French breche from Late Latin brecha from Celtic of unknown origin M

• break

  Etymology Middle English breken breken Old English brecan Proto Germanic brekan Pro

• cleft

  Etymology The word cleft comes from the Old English word cleofan which means to s

• score

  Etymology Old English scoru notch on a stick Proto Germanic skurraz to scratch M

• brake

  Etymology The word brake has several etymological origins German brechen meaning

• baker

  Etymology The word baker comes from the Middle English bakere which in turn is deri

• breakup

  Etymology Break verb Old English brecan meaning to separate divide or shatte

• schism

  Etymology Middle English sisme from Anglo Norman schisme from Medieval Latin scisma