Where does “robbe” come from?

robbe (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.

Ancestry of “robbe”, step by step

robbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish rouba

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

via Frankish rauba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishraubabooty, spoils, stolen clothes
2Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “robbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raub →