Where does “robe” come from?

robe (Middle English) comes from Old French robe, from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

robe (Middle English): robe; The garments an individual is wearing

Definitions

  1. robe; The garments an individual is wearing

Ancestry of “robe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
2Frankishrouba—
3Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
4Proto-Germanicraubōrift
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “robe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →