Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raubō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *reufaną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to peel; tear; strip”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯.βoː/

Noun

*raubō f[1]

  1. rift, gap
  2. plunder, booty

Inflection

Declension of *raubō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *raubō *raubôz
vocative *raubō *raubôz
accusative *raubǭ *raubōz
genitive *raubōz *raubǫ̂
dative *raubōi *raubōmaz
instrumental *raubō *raubōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *raubu
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚱᚨᚢᛒᚢ (*raubu)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rauƀō ~ *rauƀaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
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