Where does “rabis” come from?
rabis (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rabi, from Polish rabować, from German rauben, from Middle High German rouben, from Old High German roubōn, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rabis (Esperanto): past of rabi
Ancestry of “rabis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | rabi | take from someone by force or threat, rob |
| 2 | Polish | rabować | to plunder; to rob, to hold up, to heist |
| 3 | German | rauben | to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take... |
| 4 | Middle High German | rouben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | roubōn | to rob, steal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |