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
- to focus on, to long for; to care about, to worry...
Ancestry of “roeken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | ruoken | to focus on, to long for |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | rōkijan | to worry about, to take care of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōkijaną | to care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |
Words derived from “roeken”