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Where does “raupijan” come from?

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

raupijan (Proto-West Germanic): to pluck, rip

Definitions

  1. to pluck, rip

Ancestry of “raupijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “raupijan”

  • biroufen
  • biropian
  • biraupijan
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