Where does “rauf” come from?

rauf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rauf, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

rauf (Icelandic): rift, gap, slot

Definitions

  1. rift, gap, slot

Ancestry of “rauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseraufa gap, a rift, a hole
2Proto-Germanicraubōrift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “rauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →Every word from Old Norse rauf →