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Where does “desrober” come from?

desrober (Old French) comes from Old French rober, from Latin raubāre, from Frankish raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

Ancestry of “desrober”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroberto rob; to steal
2Latinraubāre—
3Frankishraubōnto rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder
4Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “desrober”

  • disrobe
  • disrober
  • derubare
  • dérober
  • desrober
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