Where does “frokke” come from?

frokke (Middle English) comes from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

Ancestry of “frokke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrocfrock
2Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
3Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →
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