Where does “Raubtier” come from?

Raubtier (German) comes from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Raubtier (German): predator

Definitions

  1. predator

Ancestry of “Raubtier”, step by step

Raubtier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via German rauben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraubento rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take...
2Middle High Germanrouben
3Old High Germanroubōnto rob, steal
4Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
5Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes-