rower
Afrikaans
/ˈrʊə̯.vər/
noun
Definitions
- robber, bandit
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish rover (robber) inherited from Middle Dutch rôvere affix from Afrikaans roof.
Origin
Afrikaans
roof
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- roven Dutch, Flemish
- rover Dutch, Flemish
- roversbende Dutch, Flemish
- rovershol Dutch, Flemish
- roversschip Dutch, Flemish
- straatrover Dutch, Flemish
- struikrover Dutch, Flemish
- zeerover Dutch, Flemish
- rôvere Middle Dutch
- beroof Afrikaans
- roof Afrikaans
- roofdier Afrikaans