Where does “rukken” come from?

rukken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “rukken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rukkijanto pull, tug, jerk
2Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rukken”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →