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Where does “raip” come from?

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

raip (Proto-West Germanic): strip, band

Definitions

  1. strip, band

Ancestry of “raip”, step by step

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

Words derived from “raip”

  • refe
  • Reif
  • Raureif
  • reif
  • reif
  • Reef
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