Where does “desrober” come from?
desrober (Middle French) comes from Old French desrober, from Old French rober, from Latin raubāre, from Frankish raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
desrober (Middle French): to loot; to plunder; to steal
Definitions
- to loot; to plunder; to steal
Ancestry of “desrober”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | desrober | — |
| 2 | Old French | rober | to rob; to steal |
| 3 | Latin | raubāre | — |
| 4 | Frankish | raubōn | to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “desrober”