Etymology

Robel

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Lower Sorbian robel ← German Röbel ← Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*hrōþi“renown”
  2. German · derived fromRöbel
  3. Lower Sorbian · derived fromrobel“sparrow”
  4. English todayRobel

* From Lower Sorbian robel (“sparrow”). Doublet of Wrobel. * From German Röbel, a name related to Robert or otherwise from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“renown”) + *balþ (“brave”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*hrōþi all →

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