Where does “roeken” come from?

roeken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ruoken, from Proto-West Germanic rōkijan, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

roeken (Middle Dutch): to focus on, to long for; to care about, to worry...

Definitions

  1. to focus on, to long for; to care about, to worry...

Ancestry of “roeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchruokento focus on, to long for
2Proto-West Germanicrōkijanto worry about, to take care of
3Proto-Germanicrōkijanąto care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “roeken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rōkijan →
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