Where does “rauf” come from?

rauf (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

rauf (Old Norse): a gap, a rift, a hole

Definitions

  1. a gap, a rift, a hole

Ancestry of “rauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubōrift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “rauf”

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