Where does “Raub” come from?

Raub (German) comes from Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

Raub (German): robbery, heist; deprivation

Definitions

  1. robbery, heist; deprivation

Ancestry of “Raub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroup—
2Old High Germanroub—
3Proto-Germanic*raub—
4Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “Raub”

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