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Where does “reube” come from?

reube (Old French) comes from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

reube (Old French): booty, spoils of war, robe, garment; booty,...

Definitions

  1. booty, spoils of war, robe, garment; booty,...

Ancestry of “reube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrouba—
2Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Germanicraubōrift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “reube”

  • robe
  • robes
  • bathrobe
  • unrobe
  • enrobe
  • nightrobe
  • laprobe
  • enrober
  • bedrobe
  • bathrobed
  • underrobe
  • robelike
  • overrobe
  • robeless
  • robemaker
  • robemaking
  • robe
  • roobe
  • robes
  • ròb
  • robe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →