Where does “rep” come from?

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

rep (Norwegian Bokmål): a rope

Definitions

  1. a rope

Ancestry of “rep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereip—
2Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Old Norse reip →