Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “roypnós”

77 words across 26 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — including rope, ropes, tightrope, roping, ropy, roper, ropelike, towrope.

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English (39)

Dutch (4)

Swedish (3)

Middle English (3)

German (3)

Old English (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

German Low German (1)

Icelandic (1)

Chinook Jargon (1)

Irish (1)

Italian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Finnish (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old High German (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Middle High German (1)