Where does “rōf” come from?

rōf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon rōf, from Proto-Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

Ancestry of “rōf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrōfnumerous, vigorous, strong
2Proto-Germanic*raub—
3Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rōf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubaz →
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