Where does “rauben” come from?

rauben (German) comes from Middle High German rouben, from Old High German roubōn, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rauben (German): to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take...

Definitions

  1. to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take...

Ancestry of “rauben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrouben
2Old High Germanroubōnto rob, steal
3Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
4Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rauben

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-