Where does “ruddock” come from?

ruddock (English) comes from Middle English ruddocke, from Old English rudduc, from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.

ruddock (English): The European robin; A piece of gold money; A...

Definitions

  1. The European robin; A piece of gold money; A...

Ancestry of “ruddock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishruddocke—
2Old Englishrudducruddock; robin
3Old English-ocnoun suffix used to form descriptive names from...
4Hungarian-üktheir
5Proto-Germanic-ukazForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukaz →Every word from Hungarian -ük →Every word from Old English -oc →