Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to snatch”). Equivalent to *raubaz (“robbery”) + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
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*raubōną
- to rob, steal, plunder
Inflection
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Descendants
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- Proto-West Germanic: *raubōn
- Old English: rēafian
- Middle English: reven, rayve, ref, refe, reffe, reve, revyn, reeve; ræven, reave, reaven, reavie, reavin, reawen; ræfenn
- Old Frisian: *rāvia
- Old Saxon: rōbon
- Old Dutch: *rōvon
- Old High German: roubōn
- → Late Latin: raubō (see there for further descendants)