Where does “robes” come from?
Robes comes from Middle English roobe, Old French robe, Frankish rouba, Proto-Germanic raubō, and Proto-Indo-European reup-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-.
robes (English): plural of robe
Definitions
- plural of robe
Ancestry of “robes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robe | A long loose outer garment, often signifying... |
| 2 | Middle English | robe | robe; The garments an individual is wearing |
| 3 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |