Where does “Rocken” come from?

Rocken (German) comes from Middle High German rocke, from Old High German rocko, from Proto-West Germanic *rokkō, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

Rocken (German): distaff; Alternative form of Roggen

Definitions

  1. distaff; Alternative form of Roggen

Ancestry of “Rocken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrocke—
2Old High Germanrockorye; spinning wheel
3Proto-West Germanic*rokkō—
4Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →
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