Where does “robe” come from?
robe (Norman) 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 (Norman): dress; robe
Ancestry of “robe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 2 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |