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

Definitions

  1. to rob; to steal

Ancestry of “rober”, step by step

rober traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin raubāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinraubāre—
2Frankishraubōnto rob, plunder; to 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

via Late Latin raubo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
2Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder

Words derived from “rober”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubōną →