Where does “Wallerock” come from?
Wallerock (German) comes from German 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.
Wallerock (German): a fluttering skirt
Definitions
- a fluttering skirt
Ancestry of “Wallerock”, step by step
Wallerock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rock | skirt garment |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 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 |
via German wallen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wallen | to move violently; to flutter, palpitate; to go... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wallen | to ambulate |
| 3 | Old High German | wallan | spin, twist, dance |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wallan | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |