Where does “reip” come from?
reip (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse reip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.
reip (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rope
Ancestry of “reip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | reip | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raipaz | strip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | roypnós | strap, band, rope |