Where does “roskam” come from?

roskam (Indonesian) comes from Dutch roskam, from Dutch ros, from Middle Dutch ros, from Old Dutch ros, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

roskam (Indonesian): finishing trowel

Definitions

  1. finishing trowel

Ancestry of “roskam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroskamcurrycomb
2DutchrosA horse; A steed; of an impure red colour
3Middle Dutchros—
4Old Dutchroshorse
5Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
6Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →