Where does “stirop” come from?

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

stirop (Middle English): A stirrup foothold for riders

Definitions

  1. A stirrup foothold for riders

Ancestry of “stirop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstiġrāpstirrup
2Old Englishrāprope, cord, cable; strap, band, cord
3Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
4Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “stirop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raip →