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Where does “ruobe, rüebe” come from?
ruobe, rüebe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-Germanic rōbǭ.
Ancestry of “ruobe, rüebe”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
ruoba
turnip, rape; a number, multitude
2
Proto-Germanic
rōbǭ
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Words derived from “ruobe, rüebe”
Ruam
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