Where does “rabet” come from?

rabet (Middle English) comes from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

Ancestry of “rabet”, step by step

rabet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French rabotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrabotte—
2Dutchrobbe—
3Englishrobert—
4Anglo-NormanRobert—

via Middle French robotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrobotte—

Words derived from “rabet”

Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →Every word from English robert →Every word from Dutch robbe →