Where does “rökkur” come from?
rökkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse røkkr, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.
rökkur (Icelandic): twilight
Ancestry of “rökkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | røkkr | twilight |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |