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): to get done, to accomplish

Definitions

  1. to get done, to accomplish

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-—

Words derived from “rocken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →