Where does “raubāre” come from?
raubāre (Latin) comes from Frankish raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
Ancestry of “raubāre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | raubōn | to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |