Where does “Roop” come from?

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

Roop (Saterland Frisian): rope

Definitions

  1. rope

Ancestry of “Roop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrāprope
2Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European roypnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raipaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raip →