Where does “rēp” come from?

rēp (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

Ancestry of “rēp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “rēp”

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