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; a...

Definitions

  1. a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc; a...

Ancestry of “reep”, step by step

reep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch rep

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

via Middle Dutch reep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchreep—
2Old Dutchrēp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Old Dutch reip →
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