Where does “roec” come from?

roec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ruok, from Proto-West Germanic hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

roec (Middle Dutch): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “roec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchruok
2Proto-West Germanichrōkrook
3Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “roec

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-