Where does “rokke” come from?

rokke (Danish) comes from Old Norse rokka, from Proto-Germanic rukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rokke (Danish): to shake

Definitions

  1. to shake

Ancestry of “rokke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserokka—
2Proto-Germanicrukkōnąto move, move back and forth, rock
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHruknéh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “rokke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂- →
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