Where does “ragnarök” come from?

ragnarök (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ragnarǫk, from Old Norse regin, from Proto-Germanic raginą, from Proto-Indo-European Hrokéno-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrok-.

ragnarök (Icelandic): the doom or destruction of the gods; the last...

Definitions

  1. the doom or destruction of the gods; the last...

Ancestry of “ragnarök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseragnarǫkthe fate of the gods; Ragnarok
2Old Norsereginthe gods, the ruling powers
3Proto-Germanicraginądecision, advice, counsel
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrokéno-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrok- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrokéno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raginą →