Where does “Raub” come from?
Raub (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
Raub (Alemannic German): harvest yield
Ancestry of “Raub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | roup | — |
| 2 | Old High German | roub | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |