Where does “reafung” come from?

reafung (Old English) comes from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

reafung (Old English): plundering

Definitions

  1. plundering

Ancestry of “reafung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrēafianto steal, deprive
2Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
3Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-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 raubōną →