Where does “Raubmörder” come from?
Raubmörder (German) comes from German Raub, 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.
Raubmörder (German): a robber who murdered the robbed person
Definitions
- a robber who murdered the robbed person
Ancestry of “Raubmörder”, step by step
Raubmörder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Raub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Raub | robbery, heist; deprivation |
| 2 | Middle High German | roup | — |
| 3 | Old High German | roub | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via German Mörder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mörder | murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | morder | — |
| 3 | Old High German | murdiro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | murþrijô | murderer; homicide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mrtro- | murder, death; killing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |