Where does “rep” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rep”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Old Dutch reip →