Where does “Roggenfeld” come from?
Roggenfeld (German) comes from German Roggen, 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-.
Roggenfeld (German): rye field
Definitions
- rye field
Ancestry of “Roggenfeld”, step by step
Roggenfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Roggen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Roggen | rye |
| 2 | German | rocken | to get done, to accomplish |
| 3 | Middle High German | rocke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rocko | rye; spinning wheel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rokkō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |
via German feld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |