Etymograph

English

Robmanian

Blend of rob + Romanian, from the stereotype of stealing attributed to Romanians.

A blend of rob + Romanian

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

The story

Blend of rob + Romanian, from the stereotype of stealing attributed to Romanians.

Today it means

noun A Romanian person.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Robmanian