Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Chavacano) comes from Spanish robar, from Late Latin raubo, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roba (Chavacano): to rob; to steal

Definitions

  1. to rob; to steal

Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrobarto rob; to steal; to draw
2Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
3Proto-West Germanicraubōnto 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 →