Where does “heaþurof” come from?

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

heaþurof (Old English): brave

Definitions

  1. brave

Ancestry of “heaþurof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-rōfsuffix meaning full of or like (compare -ful, -ous)
2Old Englishrōfset, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce
3Proto-West Germanicrōffamous, renowned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rōf →Every word from Old English rōf →