Where does “roven” come from?

roven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rôven, from Old Dutch rōvon, 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.

roven (Dutch): to rob

Definitions

  1. to rob

Ancestry of “roven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrôvento rob, to plunder, to pillage
2Old Dutchrōvonto steal
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

Words derived from “roven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →