Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raubaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (to peel; tear; strip), synchronically analyzed as a nominal derivative of *reufaną (to tear).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯.βɑz/

Noun

*raubaz m[1]

  1. rape, pillage, robbery
  2. that which is stolen, spoils, booty
  3. garment, robe

Inflection

Declension of *raubaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *raubaz *raubōz, *raubōs
vocative *raub *raubōz, *raubōs
accusative *raubą *raubanz
genitive *raubas, *raubis *raubǫ̂
dative *raubai *raubamaz
instrumental *raubō *raubamiz

Derived terms

  • *walaraubaz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rauba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 406