Where does “rokkelig” come from?

rokkelig (Danish) comes from Danish rokke, 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,...

rokkelig (Danish): shaky, wavering, unsteady

Definitions

shaky, wavering, unsteady

Ancestry of “rokkelig”, step by step

rokkelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rokke

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	rokke	to shake
2	Old Norse	rokka	—
3	Proto-Germanic	rukkōną	to move, move back and forth, rock
4	Proto-Indo-European	Hruknéh₂-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃rewk-	to dig; to till
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃er-	to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Danish lig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	lig	equal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2	Old Norse	lík	leechline; body; leech
3	Middle Low German	līk	—
4	Proto-Germanic	līką	body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

Words derived from “rokkelig”

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