Where does “Rock” come from?
Rock (English) 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.
Rock (English): for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke)
Definitions
- for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke)
Ancestry of “Rock”, step by step
Rock traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English rock and roll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 2 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 3 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 4 | Old English | ond | and |
| 5 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English rok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rok | mist; vapour; drizzle; smoke; fumes |
| 2 | Old French | roche | rock |
| 3 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 4 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Middle English rokken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rokken | to rock |
| 2 | Old English | roccian | to rock |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *rukkōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rukkōną | to move, move back and forth, rock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hruknéh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |