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

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “rökkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserøkkrtwilight
2Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

Words derived from “rökkur”

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