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

Definitions

  1. to rock

Ancestry of “rokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishroccianto rock
2Proto-West Germanic*rukkōn—
3Proto-Germanicrukkōnąto move, move back and forth, rock
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHruknéh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “rokken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂- →