Where does “roubo” come from?

roubo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese roubo, from Old Portuguese roubar, from Late Latin raubo, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roubo (Portuguese): theft; robbery; loot; swag

Definitions

  1. theft; robbery; loot; swag

Ancestry of “roubo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseroubo—
2Old Portugueseroubar—
3Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
4Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
5Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “roubo”

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