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Where does “reub-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “reub-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reub-”

  • robbery
  • rob
  • raven
  • bereavement
  • ravens
  • disrobe
  • bereave
  • reave
  • robbeth
  • ravenhood
  • Ravenclaw
  • ravener
  • robbest
  • nonraven
  • ravenlike
  • bereaver
  • disrober
  • raveneth
  • ravenless
  • robbable
  • nonrobbery
  • ravenly
  • berob
  • raven-haired
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