Where does “roofgier” come from?
roofgier (Dutch) comes from Dutch roof, 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.
roofgier (Dutch): rapaciousness; vulture; rapacious person
Definitions
- rapaciousness; vulture; rapacious person
Ancestry of “roofgier”, step by step
roofgier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch roof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roof | robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roof | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |