Where does “ryövätä” come from?

ryövätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish röva, from Old Norse reyfa, from Proto-Germanic raubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

ryövätä (Finnish): To rob, thieve, plunder

Definitions

  1. To rob, thieve, plunder

Ancestry of “ryövätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrövato rob; to commit robbery or looting
2Old Norsereyfato tear
3Proto-Germanicraubijanąto rob, steal, plunder; to break, tear off
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “ryövätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubijaną →