Where does “rópadóir” come from?

rópadóir (Irish) comes from Irish rópa, from Middle English rope, from Old English rāp, from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

rópadóir (Irish): rope-maker

Definitions

  1. rope-maker

Ancestry of “rópadóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishróparope
2Middle Englishrope—
3Old Englishrāprope, cord, cable; strap, band, cord
4Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
5Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raip →