raipaz

raipaz

Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.

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  • rope — [OE] Rope is a general Germanic term, represented also by German reif, Dutch reep, Swedish rep, and Danish reb (the German word now means ‘hoop, loop’). These point to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *raipaz, whose ultimate origins are not known …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • stirrup — [OE] A stirrup is etymologically a ‘climbing rope’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from the base *stig ‘climb’ (source also of English stair and stile) and *raipaz (ancestor of English rope). The earliest stirrups… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • rope — {{11}}rope (n.) O.E. rap, from P.Gmc. *raipaz (Cf. O.N. reip, M.Du., Du. reep rope, Goth. skauda raip shoe lace, O.H.G., Ger. reif ring, hoop ). Technically, only cordage above one inch in circumference and below 10 (bigger around than that is a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • raipa- Ⅱ — *raipa , *raipaz germ., stark. Maskulinum (a): nhd. Strick ( Maskulinum) (1), Reif ( Maskulinum) (2), Band ( Neutrum); ne. rope (Neutrum), circlet; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • rope — [OE] Rope is a general Germanic term, represented also by German reif, Dutch reep, Swedish rep, and Danish reb (the German word now means ‘hoop, loop’). These point to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *raipaz, whose ultimate origins are not known …   Word origins

  • stirrup — [OE] A stirrup is etymologically a ‘climbing rope’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from the base *stig ‘climb’ (source also of English stair and stile) and *raipaz (ancestor of English rope). The earliest stirrups… …   Word origins

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