Where does “röp” come from?

röp (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hrōpa, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

röp (North Frisian): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “röp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhrōpa—
2Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
3Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →