rov

Swedish

/ruːv/

noun

Definitions

loot, booty, swag

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German rōf derived from Old Saxon *rōf derived from *raub.

Origin

*raub

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ryövätä Finnish
*raubaz Proto-Germanic
*raubą Proto-Germanic
*raubō Proto-Germanic
djur Swedish
rovdjur Swedish
röva Swedish
rövare Swedish
reaf Old English
rēaf Old English
reyfa Old Norse
rov Danish
roub Old High German
*raub gmw-pro
rōf Middle Low German
*rōf Old Saxon
*rouba Frankish