Where does “raub” come from?

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

raub (Proto-West Germanic): rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...

Definitions

  1. rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...

Ancestry of “raub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubōrift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

Words derived from “raub”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubō →