Where does “berobed” come from?

berobed (English) comes from English robed, from English robe, from Middle English robe, from Old French robe, from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

berobed (English): Wearing a robe

Definitions

  1. Wearing a robe

Ancestry of “berobed”, step by step

berobed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English robed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrobedsimple past tense and past participle of robe;...
2EnglishrobeA long loose outer garment, often signifying...
3Middle Englishroberobe; The garments an individual is wearing
4Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
5Frankishrouba—
6Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
7Proto-Germanicraubōrift
8Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raub →