Where does “roub” come from?

roub (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

Ancestry of “roub”, step by step

roub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *raub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*raub—
2Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via Proto-West Germanic raub

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

Words derived from “roub”

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