Where does “rokken” come from?
rokken (Middle English) comes from Old English roccian, from Proto-West Germanic *rukkōn, from Proto-Germanic rukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
rokken (Middle English): to rock
Ancestry of “rokken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | roccian | to rock |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *rukkōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rukkōną | to move, move back and forth, rock |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hruknéh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
Words derived from “rokken”