Where does “Straßenräuber” come from?

Straßenräuber (German) comes from German Räuber, from Middle High German röubære, from Old High German roubāri.

Straßenräuber (German): highwayman, brigand

Definitions

  1. highwayman, brigand

Ancestry of “Straßenräuber”, step by step

Straßenräuber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Räuber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRäuberagent noun of rauben
2Middle High Germanröubære—
3Old High Germanroubāri—

via German straße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstraßestreet; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
2Middle High Germanstrāȥe—
Every word from Old High German roubāri →Every word from Middle High German röubære →Every word from German Räuber →
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