Where does “рокендрол” come from?

рокендрол (Bulgarian) comes from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

рокендрол (Bulgarian): rock and roll, rock-'n'-roll

Definitions

  1. rock and roll, rock-'n'-roll

Ancestry of “рокендрол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrock and rollA genre of popular music that evolved in the...
2EnglishandAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two...
3Middle EnglishanAlternative form of in; Alternative form of and;...
4Old Englishondand
5Old Englishandand; even; also
6Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-