Where does “røve” come from?
røve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse reyfa, from Proto-Germanic raubijaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
røve (Norwegian Bokmål): to rob
Ancestry of “røve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | reyfa | to tear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raubijaną | to rob, steal, plunder; to break, tear off |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |