Where does “rupfen” come from?

rupfen (German) comes from Middle High German rupfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic ruppōną, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

rupfen (German): to pluck; to tear off; to rip; to rip off

Definitions

  1. to pluck; to tear off; to rip; to rip off

Ancestry of “rupfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrupfen—
2Old High Germanrophōn—
3Proto-Germanicruppōnąto tear off
4Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—

Words derived from “rupfen”

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