Where does “Rock” come from?

Rock (German) comes from Old High German roc, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

Rock (German): skirt; jacket; dress

Definitions

  1. skirt; jacket; dress

Ancestry of “Rock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroctunic, smock, jersey
2Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
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