Where does “ropa” come from?

ropa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rōpa, from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ropa (Swedish): to shout, call

Definitions

  1. to shout, call

Ancestry of “ropa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrōpato shout, to call
2Old Norsehrópato call out, cry, yell
3Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ropa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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