Where does “rōf” come from?

rōf (Old Dutch) comes 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
1Proto-Germanic*raub—
2Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-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 →