Where does “frock” come from?

Frock comes from Middle English froke, from Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-Germanic fruþgô, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots prew- and ruk-.

frock (English): A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which...

Definitions

  1. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which...

Ancestry of “frock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfrok—
2Old Frenchfrocfrock
3Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
4Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

Words derived from “frock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →
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