Where does “roof” come from?

roof (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roof, from Old Dutch rōf, 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.

roof (Dutch): robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine

Definitions

  1. robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine

Ancestry of “roof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroof—
2Old Dutchrōf—
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

Words derived from “roof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubaz →