Dutch word roeper comes from Proto-Indo-European *sker-, and later Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną (To cry out, call, shout.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sker- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | cut, to turn, bend, to bend, turn, shear, to twist, bend, dung, manure |
| *hrōpaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To cry out, call, shout. |
| ruopan | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| roepen | Middle Dutch (dum) | To call, to shout. |
| roepen | Dutch (nld) | (transitive) to call, summon, invite etc.. (transitive, or, intransitive) to cry, shout. |
| roeper | Dutch (nld) |