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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Raub

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Raub
Friedrich Kluge2510646An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — Raub1891John Francis Davis

Raub, m., ‘robbery, spoil,’ from the equiv. MidHG. roup (gen. roubes), m., OHG. roub, m.; comp. OSax. rôf in nôdrôf. ‘violent wresting,’ Du. roof, m., ‘robbery,’ AS. reáf, n., ‘robbery, booty,’ allied to AS. reófan, ‘to break, rend,’ OIc. rjúfa, str. vb., ‘to break, rend’ (espec. used of a breach of contract); these are further connected with Lat. rumpo (Aryan root rup); comp. the Sans. root lup, ‘to shatter.’ Hence Raub seems to mean lit. ‘breach of contract.’? —