reif
English
noun
Definitions
- (Scotland) Robbery.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ref inherited from Old English rēaf (booty, robe, spoils, garment, armour, spoil, armor, raiment, plunder, dress, vestment) inherited from *raub inherited from Proto-Germanic *raubą derived from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip), *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*Hrewp-
Gloss
tear, break, peel, rip
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abruptus Latin
- corruptus Latin
- disruptus Latin
- eruptus Latin
- interruptus Latin
- irruptus Latin
- rupes Latin
- ruptio Latin
- ruptus, rupta (via) Latin
- ruptus, rupta via Latin
- rūpēs Latin
- Bankraub German
- Mundraub German
- Raub German
- Raubdruck German
- Raubfisch German
- Raubkopie German
- Raubmord German
- Raubmörder German
- Raubspinne German
- Raubvogel German
- Raubwürger German
- Räuber German
- rubacchiare Italian
- bankroof Dutch, Flemish
- broodroof Dutch, Flemish
- lijkroof Dutch, Flemish
- roof Dutch, Flemish
- roofkunst Dutch, Flemish
- roofmoord Dutch, Flemish
- straatroof Dutch, Flemish
- vlaggenroof Dutch, Flemish
- zetelroof Dutch, Flemish
- robe French
- *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *Hrunépti, *Hrumpénti Proto-Indo-European
- *reup- Proto-Indo-European
- *raubaz Proto-Germanic
- *raubą Proto-Germanic
- *raubō Proto-Germanic
- *reufaną Proto-Germanic
- berēofan Old English
- reaf Old English
- reafere Old English
- rēaf Old English
- ref Middle English
- reif Middle English
- route Old French
- roof Middle Dutch
- roub Old High German
- roup Middle High German
- corrupt Middle French
- *raub gmw-pro
- *raubōn gmw-pro
- *rōf Old Saxon
- Raub Alemannic German
- reif Scots
- *rouba Frankish
- rups Latgalian