Where does “rouba” come from?

rouba (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

Ancestry of “rouba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
2Proto-Germanicraubōrift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “rouba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raub →