Where does “rober” come from?
rober (Old French) comes 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.
rober (Old French): to rob; to steal
Ancestry of “rober”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | raubāre | — |
| 2 | Frankish | raubōn | to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “rober”