Where does “roddok” come from?
roddok (Middle English) comes from Old English rudduc, from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.
Ancestry of “roddok”, step by step
roddok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English rudduc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rudduc | ruddock; robin |
| 2 | Old English | -oc | noun suffix used to form descriptive names from... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |
via Old English ruduc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ruduc | robin, ruddock |