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Where does “Hrew-” come from?
Hrew-
(Proto-Indo-European): to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Definitions
to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Words derived from “Hrew-”
rock
root
route
rough
corruption
roughly
Rock
rude
abruptly
corrupt
rocky
bankruptcy
interrupt
interruption
routing
abrupt
Rob
rugged
robbery
rupture
rotten
rob
rags
router