From: Rick
McCallister
I'd imagine
that orphan and robot are related to "rip"
and "(be)reft" --i.e. "ripped away from, deprived from
(freedom, family, goods)"
and "(be)reft" --i.e. "ripped away from, deprived from
(freedom, family, goods)"
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The root
contains *bh hence should be **rib in Germanic
Arnaud
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