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Where does “biraupijan” come from?

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

biraupijan (Proto-West Germanic): to pluck; to ruffle; to quarrel

Definitions

  1. to pluck; to ruffle; to quarrel

Ancestry of “biraupijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraupijanto pluck, rip
2Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
3Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—

Words derived from “biraupijan”

  • biroufen
  • biropian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →