Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. · An individual length of such material. · A cohesive strand of something. · A continuous stream.
From Middle English rop, rope, from Old English rāp (“rope, cord, cable”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz, *raipą (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”), from *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, tear; border, edge, strip”). Cognates Cognate with Scots rape, raip (“rope”), Saterland Frisian Roop (“rope”), West Frisian reap (“rope, cord”), Dutch roop, reep (“rope, cord, ring, strip, bar”), German Low German Reep (“rope”), German Reif (“ring, hoop”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish rep (“rope”), Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk reip (“rope”), Danish reb (“rope”), Icelandic reipi (“rope”), Albanian rrip (“belt, rope”).
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- Root classification mention*h₁reyp-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionropenm
- Inherited-form mentionrāpang · rope, cord, cable
- Inherited-form mention*raipgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*raipazgem-pro
- Derivation mention*h₁roypnósine-pro · strap, band, rope
- Cognate mentionrapesco
- Cognate mentionRoopstq · rope
- Cognate mentionreapfy · rope, cord
- Cognate mentionroopnl
- Cognate mentionReifde · ring, hoop
- Cognate mentionrebda · rope
- Cognate mentionreipiis · rope
- Cognate mentionrripsq · belt, rope
This page abbreviates 13 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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