Where does “rêp” come from?

rêp (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon rēp, from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

Ancestry of “rêp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrēp—
2Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “rêp”

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