Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Asturian) comes from Asturian robar, from Latin raubāre, from Frankish raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roba (Asturian): third-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianrobarto rob, steal
2Latinraubāre—
3Frankishraubōnto rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder
4Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
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 raubōną →