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Where does “roup” come from?

roup (English) comes from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

roup (English): To cry or shout; To sell by auction; An outcry

Definitions

  1. To cry or shout; To sell by auction; An outcry

Ancestry of “roup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrōpanto shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...
2Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
3Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “roup”

  • roupy
  • roupily
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