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Where does “rabar” come from?

rabar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Räuber, from Middle High German röubære, from Old High German roubāri.

rabar (Serbo-Croatian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “rabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRäuberagent noun of rauben
2Middle High Germanröubære—
3Old High Germanroubāri—
Every word from Old High German roubāri →