Where does “-rōf” come from?

-rōf (Old English) comes from Old English rōf, from Proto-West Germanic rōf, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

-rōf (Old English): suffix meaning full of or like (compare -ful, -ous)

Definitions

  1. suffix meaning full of or like (compare -ful, -ous)

Ancestry of “-rōf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōfset, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce
2Proto-West Germanicrōffamous, renowned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “-rōf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rōf →Every word from Old English rōf →