Where does “rāp” come from?

rāp (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic raip, from Proto-Germanic raipaz, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós — strap, band, rope.

rāp (Old English): rope, cord, cable; strap, band, cord

Definitions

  1. rope, cord, cable; strap, band, cord

Ancestry of “rāp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rāp”

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