Where does “rockvideo” come from?
rockvideo (Finnish) comes from Finnish rock, 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 — on, onto.
rockvideo (Finnish): rock video
Ancestry of “rockvideo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rock | rock |
| 2 | English | Rock | — |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |