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Where does “raubōn” come from?

raubōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

raubōn (Proto-West Germanic): to rob, to steal, to plunder

Definitions

  1. to rob, to steal, to plunder

Ancestry of “raubōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “raubōn”

  • raven
  • ravens
  • reave
  • ravenhood
  • Ravenclaw
  • ravener
  • nonraven
  • ravenlike
  • ravenless
  • raveneth
  • raven-haired
  • ravenmaster
  • ravenly
  • ravenest
  • Raubtier
  • Raubüberfall
  • rauben
  • ausrauben
  • rabista
  • forrabi
  • rabis
  • rabi
  • rabisto
  • roofdier
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