Where does “Reep” come from?

Reep (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rep, from Old Dutch reip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

Reep (Dutch): a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc

Definitions

  1. a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc

Ancestry of “Reep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrep—
2Old Dutchreip—
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “Reep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →