Where does “roek” come from?

roek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roec, from Old Dutch ruok, from Proto-West Germanic hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

roek (Dutch): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “roek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroecrook
2Old Dutchruok—
3Proto-West Germanichrōkrook
4Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →