Etymograph

English

torob

Torob comes from Middle English torobben.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500torobben1
  2. Englishtodaytorob1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English torob

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500torobbenWiktionary, English torob
  2. EnglishtodaytorobWiktionary, English torob

Formed from to- + rob

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’

Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘two-ways, in twain’

Proto-Germanic *twiz- ‘apart, in two’

Proto-West Germanic *tō-

English to-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ‘to snatch’

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Frankish *raubōn

Late Latin raubō

Anglo-Norman rober

Middle English robben ‘to steal, rob’

English rob

Every English word from Middle English torobben

Today it means

verb To steal completely; take away entirely.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “torob”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English torobben / torob

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