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Where does “rupjaną” come from?

rupjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

Ancestry of “rupjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
2Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—

Words derived from “rupjaną”

  • rip
  • ripper
  • riptide
  • ripcord
  • ripsaw
  • unrip
  • ripstop
  • Ripperology
  • Ripperologist
  • rippable
  • ripgut
  • riplock
  • radish ripper
  • siterip
  • ripgut brome
  • ripgut fence
  • ripa
  • ripar
  • rippen
  • ryppen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →