Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Catalan) comes from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roba (Catalan): fabric, textile; garment; clothes

Definitions

  1. fabric, textile; garment; clothes

Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-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 →
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