An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/raufen

by Friedrich Kluge

raufen, vb., ‘to pluck, pull out,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. roufen (MidHG. also röufen); corresponding to Goth. raupjan, ‘to tear out, pluck off.’ A Teut. root raup (see rupfen) has not yet been found elsewhere; it is, however, probably connected with the Aryan root rup, ‘to break’ (see Raub). —