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Where does “reipi” come from?

reipi (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic raipą, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

reipi (Icelandic): rope

Definitions

  1. rope

Ancestry of “reipi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraipąrope, cord, band, ringlet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
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