Where does “biroufen” come from?

biroufen (Old High German) comes from Old High German roufen, from Proto-West Germanic raupijan, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

biroufen (Old High German): to pluck, to pull the hairs off

Definitions

  1. to pluck, to pull the hairs off

Ancestry of “biroufen”, step by step

biroufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German roufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroufen
2Proto-West Germanicraupijanto pluck, rip
3Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreup

via Proto-West Germanic biraupijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbiraupijanto pluck; to ruffle; to quarrel
2Proto-West Germanicbi-be-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reupEvery word from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-Every word from Proto-Germanic raupijaną