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Where does “raubō” come from?

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

raubō (Proto-Germanic): rift

Definitions

  1. rift

Ancestry of “raubō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “raubō”

  • robe
  • robes
  • bathrobe
  • reeve
  • garderobe
  • reif
  • unrobe
  • enrobe
  • nightrobe
  • laprobe
  • enrober
  • bedrobe
  • bathrobed
  • underrobe
  • robelike
  • overrobe
  • robeless
  • hogreeve
  • robemaker
  • landreeve
  • shire-reeve
  • robemaking
  • гардероб
  • robe
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