Where does “rauba” come from?

rauba (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan rauba, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rauba (Occitan): dress, skirt

Definitions

  1. dress, skirt

Ancestry of “rauba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanrauba—
2Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubaz →