Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōbijā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *rōbā

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *rōbijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rāp-yéh₂, from *(s)rā́ps (“turnip”).

Noun

*rōbijā f

1. beet
2. turnip

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rōbijā
Genitive	*rōbijōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rōbijā	*rōbijōn
Accusative	*rōbijōn	*rōbijōn
Genitive	*rōbijōn	*rōbijōnō
Dative	*rōbijōn	*rōbijōm, *rōbijum
Instrumental	*rōbijōn	*rōbijōm, *rōbijum

Related terms

• *rēbā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *rōvia
  • Middle Low German: rö̂ve
    • Low German: Rööv
    • →? Swedish: rova
    • →? Danish: roe, (dialectal) rove
• Old Dutch: *ruova
  • Middle Dutch: rôve, roeve
    • Dutch: reuf (dialectal)
• Old High German: ruoba, ruoppa
  • Middle High German: rüebe, ruobe
    • Alemannic German: Rueb
      • ⇒ Alemannic German: Rüebli
    • Bavarian: Ruam, Ruab
      • Mòcheno: ruab
    • German: Rübe