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Where does “raubōn” come from?

raubōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

raubōn (Frankish): to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder

Definitions

  1. to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder

Ancestry of “raubōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “raubōn”

  • robbery
  • rob
  • disrobe
  • robbeth
  • robbest
  • disrober
  • robbable
  • antirobbery
  • nonrobbery
  • berob
  • raubo
  • robautos
  • robabancos
  • robar
  • antirrobo
  • robaniños
  • robador
  • robo
  • rubacchiamento
  • ruba
  • ruberia
  • rubi
  • derubare
  • rubino
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