Where does “froko” come from?

froko (Esperanto) comes from French froc, from Middle French frocq, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

froko (Esperanto): monastic habit

Definitions

  1. monastic habit

Ancestry of “froko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrocfrock; the clerical profession; pants; trousers
2Middle Frenchfrocqa coarse, woolen cloth
3Old Frenchfrocfrock
4Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
5Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →
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