Where does “rokk” come from?
rokk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse røkkr, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.
rokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spinning wheel; sea spray, spindrift, driving...
Definitions
- a spinning wheel; sea spray, spindrift, driving...
Ancestry of “rokk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | røkkr | twilight |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |