A number of modern sources say that these simple, but semantically very different Russian words are connected by common origin. We checked how plausible such statements are.

May 3, 2019 on the air program “Subscriber Available” by the Archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church Alexei Uminsky declared: “Believers are still religious precisely in the sense of high religiosity that“ religion ”(the word Religare-the verb Latin) denotes“ connection ”, and the word“ faith ”in the Russian language is one-rooted with the word“ rope ”,“ vervus ”. That is, that rope, the rope that is extended from the ground to heaven and on which you, you want or do not want, but you climb the sky. ” The same thought is Uminsky Repeated and November 9, 2021 on the air of the Radio Dolin release.

Alexey Uminsky is far from the first, from whom one could hear such a statement. In the Russian textbook “Domestic history from ancient times until the 16th century”, edited by P. Bogdanov, V.K. Lobachev and E. A. Immortals (M.: Synergy, 2001) It is said: “Varangians - who gave the oath in fidelity; Warriors sworn to serve correctly. Bounded by the oath - verba, general duties. "Varangians", "Vera", "Verv" (hence the "rope") - the words of one root ... "In 2006, the textbook was Entered For teaching in classes with an in -depth study of history and lasted in this status until 2010. A similar thought is expressed in books "Faith or knowledge", "Prehistoric and non -historical religions" and in "Collection of Russian Historical Society". But in Blog Mikhail Zadornov You can read that the Vera was called a rope, which in the old days the peasants tied a goat to the peg.

Although the statement about the goat rope was not made by the Blog owner himself, but one of his readers (the satirist only approved), the name of Mikhail Zadornov, due to the subject under consideration, only strengthens doubts. After all, at one time the eminent author Carried away Anatoly Fomenko’s “new chronology” and became an active successor of his business, inventing dozens, if not hundreds of false etymologies of simple Russian words with beautiful eyes in an inexperienced look.

That's what reports Authoritative etymological dictionary of Max Fasmer about the origin of the word “faith”: “Faith, Belief, Ukrainian. Víra, Dr.-Russian., Art.-Slav. VARA πίστις (supp., Clots.), Bolg. Vyara, Serbokhorv. Bjȅra, Sloven. véra, Czech. víra, Polish. WIARA, V.-LUZH., N.-LUZH. Wjera. || Related Avest. Var- "Believe", varǝna- "Faith", stool. Urnyn "Believe"; See Meye, et. 169. Further, probably, D.-V.-N. Wâra w. "True, loyalty, mercy", others. vár "Vow, solemn promise", D.-V.-N. Wâr "Truthful, true", dr. Fír "truthful, true", lat. Vērus "true, truthful", goth. Tuzwērjan "doubt", unwērjan "annoy". "

The less authoritative etymological dictionary of Shan and Bobrova draws approximately The same picture: “Generally. Indoevrop. character (cf. lat. Verus "True", Abest. Var "Believe", German. Wahr "True", etc.). Most likely, Suf. derivative of the same basis as lat. Venus "Love", Gotsk. Wēns "hope". The original meaning is “truth, truth> oath, oath” (in fidelity, truth), then “faith, confidence”. ”

And what do these sources say about the origin of the word "rope"?

Fasmer dictionary: “Rope, Ukrainian. Belief, Dr.-Russian. VRIV, Slav Slav. Vryv σχοινίον (Supr.), Bolg. VRIV, Serbokhorv. VR, Sloven. vȓv, kind. p. vrvȋ, Czech. VRV; Another step in the alternation of the vowel: Vorovina "rope", thieves "rope, verbal products". || Related to lit. VIRVė̃, LTsh. vìrve "rope", dr.-Pussk. Wirbe, cf. lit. Vérti "Rate the thread", LTsh. vẽrt "string", Greek. Ƒερύω "drag", ƒρυτήρ, dr. Varatrā "belt, rope, rope"; Further, see the string, faith, faith. ”

Dictionary of Shang:

“Reduce, Laskat. Education (Suf. -ka <-ska) from Vyrov "rope" derivative by means of Suf. -V from the same basis, but with the translating of b/e as the Verigs (see). In the initial Virvka, the so -called second full compilation developed with the fall of the reduced ones: br> here (cf. Ostolop (see), dialy. Molonya, etc.).
Verigs (chains, shackles). Origin. Mn. h. from Verig, derived by means of Suf. -iga (cf. similar in structure of Vyazig) from *verti "bind". Literally - "binding" (chain hands). Cf. shackles, bonds. "

As you can see, both sources claim that the word “faith” goes back to one root (which is related to the concept of “truth”), and the words “rope” and “verb” - to another, meaning “bind”. Similar conclusions can be found in others works. The connection of the "Varangian" with the "faith" to exclude, judging by the series assumptions, it is impossible, however, the word "Varangian" generally has a very vague origin - there are quite a lot of versions. In addition, it was not the goal of our study. Etymology is a sphere in which there are many white spots, but the words “faith” and “rope”, apparently, should not have common historical roots.