Where does “raufen” come from?

raufen (German) comes from Middle High German roufen, from Old High German roufen, from Proto-West Germanic raupijan, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

raufen (German): to brawl; to horseplay; to pluck

Definitions

  1. to brawl; to horseplay; to pluck

Ancestry of “raufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroufen—
2Old High Germanroufen
3Proto-West Germanicraupijanto pluck, rip
4Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—

Words derived from “raufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →Every word from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raupijaną →