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

Definitions

  1. harvest yield

Ancestry of “Raub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroup—
2Old High Germanroub—
3Proto-Germanic*raub—
4Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubaz →