Where does “rocca” come from?

rocca (Italian) comes from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

rocca (Italian): fortress, stronghold; rock; distaff

Definitions

  1. fortress, stronghold; rock; distaff

Ancestry of “rocca”, step by step

rocca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic rukka

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

via Lombardic rocko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lombardicrockospinning wheel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →
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