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Where does “rendrock” come from?

rendrock (English) comes from English Rock, 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 — on, onto.

rendrock (English): A kind of dynamite used in blasting

Definitions

  1. A kind of dynamite used in blasting

Ancestry of “rendrock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRock—
2Englishrock and rollA genre of popular music that evolved in the...
3EnglishandAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two...
4Middle EnglishanAlternative form of in; Alternative form of and;...
5Old Englishondand
6Old Englishandand; even; also
7Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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