Where does “rok” come from?

rok (Middle English) comes from Old French roche, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rok (Middle English): mist; vapour; drizzle; smoke; fumes

Definitions

  1. mist; vapour; drizzle; smoke; fumes

Ancestry of “rok”, step by step

rok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French roche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrocherock
2Persianرخrook; cheek; face
3Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
4Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Old English rocc

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

Words derived from “rok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas →