Where does “Roggen” come from?
Roggen (German) comes from German rocken, 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-.
Roggen (German): rye
Ancestry of “Roggen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | rocken | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | rocke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rocko | rye; spinning wheel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rokkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |
Words derived from “Roggen”