Where does “Reep” come from?
Reep (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German rêp, from Old Saxon rēp, from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.
Reep (German Low German): rope
Ancestry of “Reep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rêp | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | rēp | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raip | strip, band |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raipaz | strip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | roypnós | strap, band, rope |