Where does “stirope” come from?

stirope (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.

Ancestry of “stirope”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnósEvery word from Proto-Germanic raipazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic raip