Where does “rocke” come from?

rocke (Middle English) comes from Old English rocc, from Proto-Germanic rukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

rocke (Middle English): a distaff

Definitions

  1. a distaff

Ancestry of “rocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishroccrock
2Proto-Germanicrukjaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Words derived from “rocke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukjaną →
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