Where does “ruoken” come from?
ruoken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic rōkijan, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.
ruoken (Old Dutch): to focus on, to long for
Ancestry of “ruoken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | rōkijan | to worry about, to take care of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rōkijaną | to care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |
Words derived from “ruoken”