Where does “rock” come from?

rock (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German roc, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

rock (Luxembourgish): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “rock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroctunic, smock, jersey
2Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Old High German roc →